Reducing vulnerability of school children to earthquakes

Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 09:11 Written by Ruby Mangunsong Friday, 05 September 2008 21:32

Schools have important roles to play in disaster risk reduction and their importance is recognized at all stages of disaster risk reduction cycle: from prevention to response. Communities in seismic region need earthquake resistant schools to protect the lives of children. Strongly built schools are safe haven and can also be used as relief and rehabilitation shelters after earthquakes...

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DFID: Characteristics of a Disaster-Resilient Community

Last Updated on Friday, 01 May 2009 22:55 Written by Ruby Mangunsong Tuesday, 08 July 2008 21:40

The development of the

Natural Disaster Preparedness and Education for Sustainable Development

Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 09:14 Written by Ruby Mangunsong Thursday, 01 May 2008 18:42

Natural Disaster Preparedness and Education for Sustainable Development Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2007. The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) identifies education, coupled with sustainable management and planning, as the only effective long-term solution to prepare for, and alleviate, future tsunamis and other natural disasters. Significantly, the disaster has served to highlight the importance of...

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Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 May 2009 09:51 Written by Ruby Mangunsong Wednesday, 02 April 2008 17:50

Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction: Guidance Notes for Development Organisations. January 2007

Author: Charlotte Benson and John Twigg with Tiziana Rossetto
Organisation: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / ProVention Consortium

Since the late 1990s, there has been increasing recognition of this need to Sumber: ProVention Consortium