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This publication provides 35 good practices and lessons learned as concrete examples of how to make children safer in their classrooms and educate them about disasters.

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This publication is part of ongoing efforts facilitated by the UNISDR secretariat to build a global partnership for mainstreaming gender issues into the disaster risk reduction process. Such efforts have become urgent

Cover and source: Government of Jamaica
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This final report provides a breakdown of damages per parish and by industry. The preliminary assessments, as well as the responses from International Development Partners were instrumental in crafting strategies to respond appropriately to the crisis.
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This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). It provides solutions to problems associated with disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and property.
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The National Disaster Plan (1997) Revised is the latest revision of a draft plan that has been in existence since 1983.

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