United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Office in Latin America and the Caribbean
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The Regional Bureau of Education for Latin America and the Caribbean with headquarters in Santiago, Chile (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) assists its Member States in the region in the definition of strategies to improve the quality of their education systems, using a human rights-based approach. Its aim is to promote substantial changes in educational policies and practices with the intent to contribute to the achievement of the global Education for All (EFA) goals.
To contribute to the HFA Priority Action 3: Use knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels.
Through its regional programme on Education for Sustainable Development, OREALC/UNESCO Santiago promotes disaster risk reduction in the education sector through capacity development activities and advisory services.
Furthermore, the Office has established close links with the Organization´s Science Sector and developed an inter-sectorial approach to DRR, using education and science. In this context, the Office has implemented two DIPECHO projects on tsunami preparedness on the South American Pacific Coast.
- International Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
- Regional Inter-agency group on DRR in the education sector
- Ministries of Education
- National DRM bodies
- scientific institutes & universities
Astrid Hollander, [email protected], Tel.: +56-2 - 2 4724641
OREALC/UNESCO Santiago website on education and DRR
http://portal.unesco.org/geography/en/ev.php-URL_ID=15028&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Regional platform on education and DRM
http://educacionygestiondelriesgo.cridlac.org/
Regional platform for educational materials on tsunami preparedness:
http://www.cridlac.org/esp_recursos_unesco_new.shtml
Platform of Regional tsunami warning system:
http://www.cpps2-int.org/tsunamidemo/
- development and revision of tsunami early warning protocols (national & regional) and standard operating procedures in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
- promotion of inter-institutional coordination between main actors of the tsunami early warning systems
- improvement of local tsunami early warning systems through installaton of sirens and signage
- advisory services and capacity development on DRR for Ministries of Education
- teacher training
- regional student campaign on DRR
- development of educational and community awareness materials
- exchange of good practices and experiences at regional level
- organization of drills and simulations
- promotion of the INEE Minimum Standards on Education in Emergencies
- revision of contingency plans at local level
- advisory services to Ministries of Education in the planning of the emergency response in the education sector
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.