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. The Context:. Sichuan earthquake (2008): 7,000 children killed in their schools and 7,000 classrooms destroyedCyclone Sidr in Bangladesh (2007): Some 500 school buildings destroyed
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1. Asim RehmanRegional DRR Specialist, UNICEF Geneva Mainstreaming DRR in Educationfrom a UNICEF Perspective 2nd Regional Consultative Meeting
for Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia18-19 November 2009Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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The Context: Sichuan earthquake (2008): 7,000 children killed in their schools and 7,000 classrooms destroyed
Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh (2007): Some 500 school buildings destroyed & over 2,000 damaged
Pakistan earthquake (2005) - 17,000 school children died in collapsed infrastructures
A reminder: One billion children aged 1-14 live in countries with high seismic risk
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Why Disaster Risk Reduction in Education? Children are most vulnerable to disasters
Physical safety deaths, injuries, disability, etc
Educational access and continuity disruption of learning activities, etc
Psychological wellbeing lasting impacts, etc
But, at the same time, they can be an effective means to build a culture of safety and disaster resilience
4. Global initiatives calling for integrating DRR into Education Hyogo Framework for Action Priority 3 Knowledge and Education ISDR global campaign Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)