Children and Disasters: Building Resilience through Education
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Title:
Children and Disasters: Building Resilience through Education
Creator:
UNISDR-EUR
Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
UNICEF
Publisher:
UNISDR-EUR
UNICEF
Publication Date:
Copyright Date:
2011
Language:
English

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Subjects / Keywords:
Risk management ( lcsh )
Emergency management ( lcsh )
Genre:
non-fiction ( marcgt )

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Summary:
This document is an analysis of the role of education in disaster prevention at country level, especially focusing on UNICEF and UNISDR engagement in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEECIS). The report focuses on the process of building resilience in the nations and communities of the CEECIS region, providing an overview of the national situation in terms of disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies. Despite their size and diversity in terms geo-political standpoint and socio-economic indicators, many countries in CEESIS region share various common characteristics including geo-physical, social, and political contexts. In terms of natural hazards, all countries of the region are vulnerable to flooding, extreme temperatures and almost all are at risk from earthquakes. The report builds on the Hyogo Framework for Action’s (HFA) recognition of knowledge and education as key components of disaster risk management by focusing on the importance of education in disaster prevention. For each country brief the document provides a presentation of its disaster risks, including hazards and vulnerabilities, and the institutional framework for its disaster management. It also presents DRR activities related to education and those undertaken by national authorities and international organizations. According to the report, in some countries the government has already included elements of DRR in the formal education system, while in others certain activities are undertaken by national and international organizations. Existing documents, including country-level reports and HFA National Reports are reviewed, as well as data sources like the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT). The report found that the majority of countries in this review focus on rescue and relief rather than the more complex cross-cutting efforts required for DRR, prevention, and mitigation. It recommends that the countries embrace, as part of their work plans, the inclusion of DRR knowledge in relevant sections of school curricula at all levels, and to use other formal and informal channels to reach youth and children with DRR information. ( English )
Subject:
Resilience and Education ( English )
Citation/Reference:
(2011). Children and disasters: building resilience through education. The World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), and The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

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Florida International University
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FI13022790

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