Lessons for life: Building a culture of safety and resilience to disasters through schools
This briefing paper is based on Let our Children Teach Us! A Review of the Role of Education and Knowledge in Risk Reduction. It lays out practical recommendations for governments to:
- Integrate teaching on local risk and hazards into the curriculum,
- Increase the physical safety and resilience of school buildings.
It summarizes the Hyogo Framework for Action and Priority 3: To use knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels. The brief cites good practices and simple targets for governments to address.