Education and school safety

Policies and activities in the education sector to protect students and educators from disasters impacts, ensure continuity of education through all expected hazards and strengthen risk reduction and resilience through education.

Play and learn to stop disasters: Build your risk knowledge and strengthen your disaster preparedness.

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Documents and publications

This Guide has been created to provide advice on useful strategies for implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (HFA).

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Documents and publications

When large-scale disasters occur, they typically strike without warning, regardless of whether the cause is natural, such as a tsunami or earthquake, or man-made, such as a terrorist attack. And immediately following a hazardous event or mass violence

Springer
Documents and publications

This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University 地球環境学堂・地球環境学舎・三才学林
Earthquake and Tsunami 2004 Indonesia Preliminary Damage and Loss Assessment
Documents and publications

This document represents a preliminary assessment of damages and losses in Indonesia due to the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami.

Indonesia - government
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Educational materials

UNDRR and UNICEF have together produced an educational kit for children called “Let’s learn to prevent disasters!”.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Children's Fund - Switzerland
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Documents and publications

The Minimum Standards for education in emergencies, chronic crises and early reconstruction is a commitment, developed through a process of collaboration, that all individuals – children, youth and adults – have a right to education during emergencies.

Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Documents and publications

This third book refers to a well-planned process of emergency building evacuation of the population to safe places in order to prevent and mitigate earthquake disasters in Greece.

European Centre on Prevention and Forecasting of Earthquakes
Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization - OASP
Policies and plans

The Decree Law establishes the Civil Protection and Disaster Management Organization, both at the national level and at the state and municipal levels.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of - government
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