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Disaster Risk Reduction

This document discusses mainstreaming disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the education sector in the Philippines. It defines key terms like disaster, risk, and reduction. It explains that integrating DRR concepts into school curricula and building safe school facilities can help achieve the Millennium Development Goals related to education. The document recommends training teachers on DRR, reviewing school safety, and constructing new schools to higher safety standards. It suggests actions different groups can take, like governments committing to DRR education, international organizations developing quick safety improvements, and parents joining school organizations. The overall goal is to protect students and schools from disasters and develop a culture of safety.

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Disaster Risk Reduction

This document discusses mainstreaming disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the education sector in the Philippines. It defines key terms like disaster, risk, and reduction. It explains that integrating DRR concepts into school curricula and building safe school facilities can help achieve the Millennium Development Goals related to education. The document recommends training teachers on DRR, reviewing school safety, and constructing new schools to higher safety standards. It suggests actions different groups can take, like governments committing to DRR education, international organizations developing quick safety improvements, and parents joining school organizations. The overall goal is to protect students and schools from disasters and develop a culture of safety.

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DRR IN EDUCATIONAL MAINSTREAMING

DRR IN
SECTOR EDUCATION
WHAT IS DISASTER?
WHAT IS RISK?

WHAT IS REDUCTION?
WHAT IS RISK?
RISK is the probability that a hazard will turn into a disaster

R=Hazard +Vulnerability

Example. Tree
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
-The conceptual framework of elements considered
with the possibilities to minimize vulnerabilities and
disaster risks throughout a society to avoid
(prevention)or to limit (mitigation, preparedness)
adverse impacts of hazards within the broad context
of sustainable development (ISDR 2007).

-multi-hazard approach
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Is when people can make a good living and be


healthy and happy without damaging the
environment or other people in the long term.

Example : Make a living for a while by chopping


down trees and selling the wood, but if you don't
plant more trees than you cut down, soon there
will be no trees and will no longer have the means
to make a living. So, it isn't sustainable.
OTHER LAWS WITH DISASTER MANAGEMENT
PROVISIONS:

PD 1096 – OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF


THE PHILIPPINES.

PD 1040 OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS

PD 1185 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES”


DepEd Memo No. 100 s. 2007
“Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction Concepts in the Secondary
Curriculum”

DepEd Order No. 55 s. 2007


“Prioritizing the Mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction Management in
the School System and Implementation of Programs and Projects Relative Therefor”
R.A. 7160 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE (LGC) OF 1991, AS AMENDED.

The Local Government Code of 1991 contains


provisions supportive of the goals and
objectives of the disaster preparedness,
prevention/mitigation programs. These
provisions of the LGC reinforce the pursuit of
Disaster Management Program at the local
government level.
WHY MAINSTREAM DRR IN EDUCATION SECTOR?

1.Children are among the most vulnerable population during a


disaster.

-Ex. October 2005- earthquake in Pakistan killed 16,000


children
Mudslide in S.Leyte 2006- buried alive 200 children
Gujarat, India Earthquake 2001- 400 children killed,
estimated 3 million children were affected
Dhaka Bangladesh- 25-30% of students were dropped
out when schools closed for 3 months because of flooding
WHY MAINSTREAM DRR IN EDUCATION SECTOR?
2. Learning about disaster risk in primary and secondary school children help
play an important role in saving lives and protecting members of the community
in times of disasters.
-helps develop a culture of safety
-integration in the curriculum
WHY MAINSTREAM DRR IN EDUCATION SECTOR?
3. In addition to their role in formal education, schools must also protect children
in the event of a natural hazard.
-structural safety of school structures
-schools serve as hubs
WHY MAINSTREAM DRR IN EDUCATION SECTOR?

4. Disaster risk education and safe school buildings are two key priority
areas for action outlined in the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)
2005-2025: Building Resilience of nations and communities to Disasters.

-Philippines is among the 168 governments who adopted this during


the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in January 2005.
WHY MAINSTREAM DRR IN EDUCATION SECTOR?
5. Integrating disaster risk education into national curricula and building safe
school facilities are two priorities that contribute to a country’s progress towards
the MDGs.
Millenium Development Goals

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EXAMPLES OF DISASTER IMPACTS ON EFFORTS TO MEET THE
MDGS FOR EDUCATION:
MDG #2 : Achieve Universal primary education:
Direct Impact: -Damage to education infrastructure
-Population displacement interrupts
schooling
Indirect impact: -Increased need for child labor for
household work, esp. girls
- Reduced household assets make
schooling less affordable, girls probably affected most
EXAMPLES OF WHAT RISK REDUCTION CAN
CONTRIBUTE:
MDG #2 : Achieve Universal primary education
1. In hazard prone areas, the case for building
schools and encouraging attendance becomes
much stronger if buildings are safe and students
and teachers are trained in emergency
preparedness. Promoting safe structures may
encourage better maintenance even in non
disaster times.
2. Reduced vulnerability will allow households to
invest in priorities other than mere survival.
Education is often a high priority.
HOW TO MAINSTREAM DRR IN THE
EDUCATION SECTOR?
1. Integration in the school curriculum
- Schools can start right now.
-with the addition of some teaching about safety and natural
hazards.

Ex. : taking an hour a week to bring out


students out door and begin to look the
goegraphical surroundings of the school
compound and map possible hazards.
HOW TO MAINSTREAM DRR IN THE
EDUCATION SECTOR?
2. Constructing all new schools
located in hazard prone areas to
higher standards of hazard
resilience.
3. Adding features, such as facilities for
water, sanitation and cooking in
schools in hazard prone areas as
emergency shelters.
WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Governments:
1. All governments should commit to teacher
training & curriculum development to support
large-scale teaching of disaster risk reduction.
2. All governments should review the safety of
their schools and develop a comprehensive
policy toward school safety by taking all
locally relevant hazards into account.
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
International organizations and donors:
3. They can work with professionals, educators, communities, children
and youth to develop a short list of ‘quick win’ actions that can
rapidly increase the safety of schools and raise risk awareness
among all those concerned with schools.
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
International organizations and donors:
3. They can dynamize coalitions and partnerships , facilitate the
creation of knowledge networks , build capacity and guide
others to existing resources for training.
4. Scaling up of school protection.
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
Private sector:
5. Private schools can twin with public sector schools.
6. Professional organizations involved with schools and building should
work with governments establish and enforce strict building codes of
conduct so that high standards are met in school construction.
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
Parents:
7. Parents can join community-based organizations (e.g. PTA) so it can
serve as venue for discussions of what their children and youth learn
safety and hazards and how schools can be protected.
THANKS!

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