Documento dirigido a autoridades, docentes, técnicos e instituciones de cooperación que trabajan en temas de reducción del riesgo en el sector educativo, para generar la reflexión sobre qué es una escuela segura.

These studies on impacts of disasters on the education sector in Lao PDR, Philippines and Cambodia builds an evidence-based rationale to raise awareness on integrating DRR concerns into education policies, programmes and plans and to advocate for changing practices in school construction especially in incorporating disaster risk resilient features in new school construction. In Cambodia the focus was on floods.

These studies on impacts of disasters on the education sector builds an evidence-based rationale to raise awareness on integrating DRR concerns into education policies, programmes and plans and to advocate for changing practices in school construction especially in incorporating disaster risk resilient features in new school construction.

This study on impacts of disasters on the education sector in Lao PDR aims to build an evidence-based rationale to raise awareness on integrating DRR concerns into education policies, programs and plans and to advocate for changing practices in school construction especially in incorporating disaster risk resilient features in new school construction.

The project was designed with the primary focus to assist the Ministry of Education in three countries to implement a Priority Implementation Partnership to undertake integration of DRR into the secondary school curriculum and to promote resilient construction of new schools using research on the past impact of disasters on the education sector.

This guidance document aligned to the INEE Minimum Standards for Education was developed by UNISDR and is intended for education administrators at all levels as well as school safety advocates.

The importance of the physical environment in children’s lives is not only documented in literature and research but also immediately acknowledged by persons who work closely with children in the field. During the workshops that we have conducted, Save the Children personnel were able to generate a long list of environmental issues that affect children negatively.

States affected by conflict are among the farthest from achieving Education for All (EFA) goals, and many lack human and financial capacity. ‘Capacity development’ (CD) is frequently proposed as the solution to their problems. What challenges does a country like Afghanistan face in rebuilding an education sector after 30 years of conflict?

This document is intended for local authorities that establish schools, and for school teachers and staff. It introduces examples of seismic retrofitting on nonstructural members that could be identified and implemented through daily inspections.

In response to the January 26, 2001 Gujarat Earthquake in India, 153 schools in Ahmedabad, Baroda and Surat were studied to identify earthquake-unsafe school buildings. A rapid, inexpensive method was adopted to assess the earthquake vulnerability of the school buildings. The report may serve as a model on how to assess the seismic safety of school buildings.