December 15, 2020 GADRRRES is currently undertaking a process to revise the Global CSSF. The goals of this revision are to strengthen the Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) and its supporting documents, based on emerging lessons learned globally. The...
October 13, 2020 In light of #DRRDay 2020 themed “ItsallaboutGovernance”, this piece is a reflection from Plan International Asia Pacific DRM Team for the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2020 based on the experience in DRR work linked with...
Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Frequently beset by different types of disaster such as: floods, cyclonic storm, tidal surge, riverbank erosion, earthquakes and drought, the country often experiences interruption in its education...
COVID-19 pandemic affected education sectors worldwide and the Southeast Asia region is not affected. According to data gathered from UNESCO in 2020, in SEA region alone, due to the lockdown and home quarantine policy, the pandemic affects more than 149 million...
The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADInet), run by the AHA Centre, reported that a total of 893 disasters in ASEAN countries have been reported between 3 January 2012 and 16 July 2017. In Indonesia alone, in 2019, the Indonesia’s National Disaster Management...
Technology application is getting more used in the disaster management and resilience building. In Vanuatu, an archipelagic country, logistics for disaster relief, vaccine and health supply are expensive, risky, and unreliable. To solve this challenge, UNICEF started...
