Child-centred disaster risk reduction contributing to resilient development
This guide provides a holistic approach to support the capacities of children, communities and governments to deal with multiple shocks and stresses is required. UNICEF is promoting risk informed programming which includes development of nationally led common risk assessments, DRR, climate change adaptation, conflict prevention and peacebuilding.
To support this, UNICEF is also further integrating its humanitarian and development work.
In practice this means
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strengthening the capacity of UNICEF and partners in child sensitive risk assessment, such as spatial mapping of disaster and climate risk;
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addressing underlying drivers of risks through adapted social services, such as education programmes that promote social cohesion in areas of violence or conflict;
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supporting social safety nets to help the most vulnerable and excluded to deal with economic and other shocks; and
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an explicit focus on preparedness.