Educational materials

The latest materials including children's books, textbooks, lesson plans, activities, games, and online resources on disaster prevention and school safety.

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Play and learn to stop disasters: This online game teaches adults and children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. Users learn through playing how the location and the construction materials of houses make a difference when disasters strike and how early warning systems, evacuation plans and education save lives.

You can also explore the topic guide on games for disaster risk reduction.

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Educational materials

24 November 2023

Discover civil protection with Romina

This manual in Italian intends to provide children with indications on how to behave in the event of danger, promoting the correct codes of behaviour and helping the entire community to feel safer in the face of a possible risk of a calamitous event.

Educational materials

11 November 2023

Prepare with Pedro: An adventure in emergency preparedness game

FEMA and American Red Cross partnered to create a new game “Prepare with Pedro: An Adventure in Emergency Preparedness” and “Super-Prepared Penguin Expansion Pack.”

Educational materials

11 November 2023

Blizzards

This child-friendly booklet is for kids who are 6-12 years old to generate Blizzards awareness among children through animated characters and simple but strong messages.

Educational materials

11 November 2023

Prepare with Pedro: Hurricane

Prepare with Pedro is a 30- to 45-minute preparedness education program for grades K-2 that teaches students how to BE PREPARED and TAKE ACTION for either home fires or a local hazard.

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7 July 2023

L'attimo decisivo - I don't take risks campaign

L'attimo decisivo (The decisive moment) is the comic created by the Italian Department of Civil Protection as part of the national "Io non rischio" (I don't take risks) communication campaign.

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1 May 2023

Child-friendly glossary

The glossary is tailored to the communication needs of boys and girls, to guide them through the activities of the seven destinations using clear, child-friendly language.

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11 March 2023

The “Tsunami walk”: Stories from Japan

This is the fifth of the UNDP's 'Tsunami Story Books'. This book tells about Yuichi Ono, a Japanese professor who walked for 40 days on the coastline of Japan to hear stories from people impacted by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

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10 March 2023

Teen Prep Kit equips young people with disaster preparedness skills

The Global Disaster Preparedness Center and the American Red Cross have recently launched Teen Prep Kit, a unique resource designed to help teenagers better prepare for emergencies and disasters.