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- Summary:
- Rather than reducing the discussion of child-focused and child-led disaster risk reduction (CFDRR/CLDRR) to teaching students at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels about hazards and risks, this document contends that schools should act as centers for community-based DRR, while efforts are made to protect the physical structure of schools from hazards. The authors provide us with an alternative understanding of CFDRR and CLDRR that is separate and distinct from community-based DRR. They remind us that increasing children’s knowledge is not enough. There is also a need to enhance their voices and support their taking action. These efforts, they argue, have received very little emphasis from DRR practitioners, and as such, the authors are working to encourage national and international actors, as well as NGOs, to engage with children. This document provides impressive ideas in this area, along with well-researched case studies of CFDRR and CLDRR in practice. Chapter 3 was the most prolific of these. It identifies the various ways that children can take action, whether as a means of protecting themselves and their communities, of influencing the actions of others, or transforming their environment. While the authors found little evidence of transformation, they acknowledged that attempts were being made, as well as the various hindrances to their success. The honesty displayed by the authors is refreshing. They realize that CLDRR and CFDRR alone cannot fix the problems associated with the increased risk of disasters. However, they remain committed to working to empower a group of actors largely ignored by DRR practitioners and policymakers. In order to ensure that DRR is sustainably implemented, the next generation of citizens must be taken into account, and their voices added to the discussion. ( English )
- Subject:
- General Disaster Risk Reduction ( English )
- Scope and Content:
- Acknowledgements p. 2; Acronyms p. 5; Background p. 6; Executive Summary p. 7; Introduction p. 8; Expanding knowledge p. 11; Promoting voice p. 19; Taking action: Protect, Influence, Transform p. 25; ACTION: Protect p. 25; ACTION: Transform p. 29; ACTION: Influence p. 33; Conclusions and messages for practitioners p. 36; Bibliography p. 40 ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- Back, E., Cameron, C., Tanner, T. (2009). Children and disaster risk reduction: taking stock and moving forward. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Plan International, Children in a Changing Climate, Institute of Development Studies, Agulhas Applied Knowledge.
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- Florida International University
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- FI13042550
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