Education for safety, resilience and social cohesion

Glossary of basic terminology on disaster risk reduction

Comprehensive school safety: working towards a global framework for climate-smart disaster risk reduction, bridging development and humanitarian action in the education sector

This framework is aimed to bring child-centered and evidence-based efforts to promote disaster risk reduction throughout the education sector and to...

Child-centred disaster risk reduction: building resilience through participation

This publication provides an overview of Plan’s child-centred disaster risk reduction work. The report presents the results and recommendations of a...

Comprehensive school safety: a global framework in support of The Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector and The Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools, in preparation for the 3rd U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015

The CSS framework is intended to advance the goals of the Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools and the Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction...

La Stratégie de réduction de la vulnérabilité du système éducatif aux risques de conflits et de catastrophes naturelles au Burkina Faso: document de travail

Cette analyse s’inscrit dans les orientations fixées par le Plan national multirisques, plus particulièrement celles relatives à l’intégration des...

Integrating conflict and disaster risk reduction into education sector planning: Burkina Faso case study

This case study aims to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the project methodology and implementation process in Burkina Faso, in order to...

Educational planning for conflict and disaster risk reduction

Training materials for IIEP’s distance course "Educational planning for conflict and disaster risk reduction"(September - November 2012). This kit...

World disasters report 2013: focus on technology and the future of humanitarian action

This 2013 World Disasters Report explores the challenges and opportunities in the ways in which technologies, especially information and communication...

DRR in education: an imperative for policymakers

This information sheet provides a list of recommended actions for policymakers to help ensure the success and sustainability of DRR in education....

Introduction to disaster risk reduction in education, training module 1

This manual has been designed with a focus on disaster risk reduction in education, which goes beyond education in emergencies. The content of the...

Advancing child protection through interagency initiatives

This document provides a brief summary of the IRC's interagency involvement in the child protection sector....

Ivory Coast / Liberia: Hundreds of thousands will be at risk for months without urgent humanitarian international effort, warn aid agencies

Press release alerting about humanitarian disaster in Ivory Coast and Liberia...

Protecting and nurturing young people in armed conflict and through recovery: setting higher standards through experience and innovation

This fact sheet describes IRC youth-focused programs aimed to meet young people's developmental needs during wartime and through post-conflict...

Disaster risk reduction in education in emergencies: a guidance note for education clusters and sector coordination groups

This guidance note recommends strategies aimed to boost prevention, mitigation and preparedness. Recommended strategies and practical steps are...

Children and disasters: understanding impact and enabling agency

This report contributes to building an improved understanding of 1) how different intensities of disaster affect children in different contexts and...