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Displaying 15 of about 22 resultsThe Gifts of Culture board game is a role-playing simulation set in a diverse cultural community. Players represent various groups living in the flood-prone valley. Although their views and ideals differ, they are driven by the same goal - to improve living conditions in their communities. How will they achieve this goal under the constant threat of dev…
You are cordially invited to participate in the Webinar on 15th Anniversary of Kashmir Earthquake-2005 Challenges, Resilience & Mitigation, jointly organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India and The Institution of Engineers (India), J&K State Centre, in collaboration with Divisional…
NEW DELHI - The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) late Monday welcomed CDRI Co-Chairs Alok Sharma, COP26 President, and Dr. P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to launch two initiatives to promote international awareness and networking for greater disaster-resilient infrastructure around th…
District Level stakeholders responsible for enhancing the disaster resiliency within the district.
This document provides an overview of Save the Children Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in education programming in country offices in the Asia Pacific in 2015, including case studies. Education Safe from Disasters is a three-year strategy aimed at protecting children’s education before, during, and after disasters. This paper is intended to sup…
According to the latest evidence, investments in safe schools provide economic returns for society and also contribute to economic recovery. They represent, then, a clear way to finance risk reduction initiatives in the education sector, and are also a direct contribution to the creation of more resilient societies.
The suspension of…
Purpose
The 2019 World Tsunamis Awareness Day (WTAD) events in New York are part of the annual global campaign to raise awareness of the risk posed by tsunamis and the need to build more resilient and inclusive societies. As part of a multi-hazard approach to disaster risk reduction, participants will reflect on the importance of reducing tsunam…
La presente guía busca apoyar a los actores del sector público, ejecutores y gerentes de programas de infraestructura educativa en el fortalecimiento de la seguridad escolar desde la prevención y la gestión del riesgo de desastres. Considerando que la mejora de los aprendizajes, las habilidades y el desempeño de los niños y niñas de las escuelas de la r…
Conference theme: Global Challenges in Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
Wednesday 21st June 2017
We welcome researchers, practitioners, NGOs, city professionals and the interested public to a day of thought-provoking discussions where our in-house and guest experts will present the latest research and issues in risk and disaster reduction, t…
The structural engineer will support the MOPME and DPE in coordinating with the civil works implementing agencies to conduct an assessment and develop an action plan for strengthening the resilience of school infrastructure in view of specific disaster risk, for both constructions and major maintenance.
The risk assessment will pay special attention to…
This News Letter issued by DDMA-Gorakhpur is in the context of its effort executed in a quarter of 2019-for enhancing the disaster resiliency with the district.
This issue deals with the measures to minimise the cold weather fatalities.
Road fatalities & fire incidents are the most common and severe type of social and economic disruption cause…
By Saleem Shaikh
When seven hours of non-stop rain led to a flash flood that swept through his village school, leaving it heavily damaged, science teacher Ali Zamin Samejo had to be hospitalised for shock.
"I passed out in a matter of seconds in the morning, seeing my school knocked down by the devastating flood," remembers the 35-year-old, fighting b…
ISTANBUL, Turkey, 6 April 2017 – The lamp in the classroom begins to sway. The desks start to shake. If you’ve never faced an earthquake, Turkey’s AFAD national disaster management authority can give you a taste.
“This is based on real experiences,” said Mr. Zekeriya Ozturk, information officer for AFAD’s simulator truck, at the European Forum for Disa…
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Access to Quality Education and Educational Continuity in Lao PDR
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Access to Education:
In the reach to achieve Millennium Development Goals for education for all, major strides were made in primary school enrollment rates around the world. Yet, commensurate improvements in literacy and numeracy were not achieved, leading to the obse…
By Sameh Wahba and Luis Benveniste
“At 14:28:04 on May 12, 2008, an 8.0 earthquake struck suddenly, shaking the earth, with mountains and rivers shifted, devastated, and parted forever….” This was how China’s official report read, when describing the catastrophic consequences of the Sichuan earthquake, which left 5,335 students dead or missing.
Just t…