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Disaster risk reduction begins at school
2006-2007 World Disaster Reduction Campaign
English - Français - Español
Introduction
Launch 2006 - Paris
Frequently asked
questions
Fact sheet
What can be done?
Good Practices and Lessons Learned
Case studies
Videos
Photo gallery
ISDR online Video Game
Thematic cluster
on knowledge and
education
On-line resources
International Day for Disaster Reduction 2006
International Day for Disaster Reduction 2007
 
Press kit full version
PDF format
English 6MB
Français 7MB
Español 7MB

 
The campaign is supported
by the ISDR system
thematic cluster on knowledge and education, which is convened by:

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO)
www.unesco.org

 
 
For more information
contact:

Brigitte Leoni
Tel: +41 22 917 49 68
leonib@un.org

Laura Ngo-Fontaine
Tel: +41 22 917 27 89
ngo-fontaine@un.org

UN/ISDR
Palais des Nations
CH 1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland
Fax: +41 22 917 05 63

 
Events
 
2006  
 

 

1-2 June Katmandu, Nepal--Keeping School Safe from Earthquakes" under the UN DESA with NSET-Nepal.
   
13-14 June Nairobi, Kenya--Journalists Workshop 
   
14-16 June  Paris, France--Workshop on Education for the Prevention of Risks at the International Symposium on Progress and Proposals Regarding Education for Sustainable Development". Organized within the scope of the French Committee of the UN Decade "Education for Sustainable Development: http://www.decennie-france.fr/colloque/programme.php#details
   
14-16 June Panama City, Panama-- Working Meeting to Identify Collaboration Tools and Mechanisms for the Inclusion of Disaster Risk Management in the Education Sector in Latin America. Organized by The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). 
   
31 July-13 August Wuppertal University, Germany
3rd summer school session on "Affordable Earthquake-Resistant Housing in Developing Countries". Participants include: 30 students of Civil Engineering at Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan-Iran, who are accompanied by 10 Professors of IUT.
   
11 October

Geneva, Switzerland
International Day for Disaster Reduction

   
13-17 November Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Regional News Safety Conference and Training for Frontline Journalists. The conference will bring together 35 frontline journalists from the Southeast Asian region to discuss disaster risk and safety issues related to natural hazards.
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