1. Disaster Management in Education - National Perspective
GoI – UNDP, DRM Programme

2. Disasters both manmade and natural have affected mankind since time in memorial

3. Some recent disasters…..
Earthquake in Pakistan – 2005
Earthquake and tsunami in the Indian coast
Gujarat Earthquake
Floods in Mumbai, West Bengal
Cyclone: Rita, Wilma etc…..
Fire: Kumbakonam, Dabwali
Terrorist attack: Chechnya
And the list goes on and on……………

4. Disasters occur in varied forms Some are predictable in advance Some are annual or seasonal Some are sudden and unpredictable Floods Days and weeks Earthquakes Seconds/minutes Cyclones Days Droughts Months

5. Why is Disaster Management Important to Us?

6. 57% of the land area is prone to Earthquakes
12% to Floods
8% to Cyclones
70% of the cultivable land is prone to drought
85% of the land area is vulnerable to number of natural hazards
22 states are prone to multi hazards.
WHY? And WHAT about Man made Disasters?

8. Fig: 2.1.6

11. Am I safe in my school?

12. Tenth Five Year Plan emphasizes on:
Planning for safer national development
Disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness measures
Capacity building
Training and education at all levels

13. 4 Major areas of concern are:
Inclusion of disaster management in school curriculum
Disaster management, awareness and preparedness in schools.
Safety of school from natural hazards – structural and non structural.
Preparation of the Disaster Management Plans at school level

14. What is a safe school?
A safe school is either a school which is located in a hazard free area, or one that has been constructed to withstand the hazard to which it is exposed.
A safe school will not collapse or get affected if a disaster happens.

15. Government of India initiatives: 1) Inclusion of disaster management in school curriculum
The process was initiated with a set of recommendations to be put in place by the state govt. from Home Secretary to the Chief Secretaries of the states- one of them being DM in EDUCATION.
Introduction of DM in Class VIII, IX and X as part of the frontline curriculum by CBSE.
Many of the state Boards have already introduced DM in school syllabi.

16. Syllabus
Class VIII
Being prepared – a vital part of disaster management
Earthquakes
Cyclones
Floods
Droughts and
Manmade Disasters

17. Class IX Being a disaster manager – Understanding key terms.
Components of disaster management
Introduction to disaster risk management – Understanding disaster mitigation.
Specific hazards and mitigation.
Earthquake, landslide, food, cyclone and drought
Preventing common manmade disasters
Fire, rail and road accidents, terrorist attacks

18. Class X Introduction Tsunami - the killer sea wave Survival skills
Alternative communication systems….during disasters.
Safe constructional practices
Sharing responsibilities
Planning Ahead

19. Class XI – (Sociology and Geography) Sociology
Introduction
Child rights and emergencies
Gender and Disaster Management
Role of Community in disaster Management
Role of Local Level institutions in Disaster Management

20. Class XI - Geography Introduction to concepts Flood Cyclone Earthquake
Tsunami
Landslide

21. 2) Disaster management - awareness and preparedness in schools.
Teachers training programme
33 teachers’ trained so far by CBSE
Training of teachers by the States.
Disaster Management NOT a subject but…………..
A NECESSARY LIFE SKILL

22. School safety weeks and months observed
Training on Self Defence by Civil Defence in NP Girls Senior Secondary School.

23. Training on fire safety

24. Development of coloring book for the primary section

25. 3) Preparation of School DM plans
Schools to prepare DM plans based on the hazard that they are vulnerable to.
More than 500 plans have been prepared

26. Steps for preparation of DM Plans
Sensitisation meeting for awareness Teachers, School Management and students.
Formation of School Disaster Management Committee
School principal
Vice principal
Sub Divisional Magistrate of the area
DEO (District Education Officer)
President of Parents Teachers Association
Parents (1-2)
Local Medical Officer
Market trader association
Fire Officer
Police
Members of Civil Society (NCC,NSS, Red Cross, Scouts and Guides)
4 Students

27. Steps for preparation of DM Plans (cont…)
3. Hazard identification
History of disasters
Identification of potential hazard
Preparation of seasonality calendar
4. Inventory of resources
5. Mapping
Social Mapping
Resource Mapping
Vulnerability / Risk Mapping
Safe and Opportunity Mapping

28. Social Mapping - Schools
Class rooms in the school building
Laboratories
Play Ground
School Canteen
Library

29. Resource Map - Schools Human resources School Buses Generators
Fire extinguishers
Stretchers
Drinking water sources
Health Centre in the school

30. Vulnerability/ Risk Map - School
Children in pre- school and primary section
Physically challenged
Identification of potentially vulnerable areas in the school

31. Safe and Alternate route Mapping
Identification of safe places in the school
Alternative staircases/ routes to be identified

32. 6. School DM Team Early Warning Team Activity/ Event Organising Team
School teacher
Student (3 nos. most communicative)
Activity/ Event Organising Team
Disaster management teacher
Art and Craft teacher Music teacher
Prefects/ active students

33. School DM Team: Search and Rescue Evacuation All class teachers
Sports teachers
Male teacher
Prefect (students 2nos)
Evacuation
All class teachers

34. School DM Team…….. First Aid team
Resident doctor of the school/medical consultant
Teachers 2nos.
Students 2 numbers (10th / 12th class)

35. Disaster DM Team…. Fire safety Site security team Teachers (2 numbers)
Students (4 numbers, 10th class)
Site security team
School security staff
Teacher (1 numbers)
Students (2 numbers)

36. 7. Training of School Disaster Management Teams
Search and Rescue
First Aid
Trauma Counseling
Fire fighting

37. 8. Planning to be disseminated to everyone in the School.

38. Drills to be carried out twice a year Drills should be hazard specific
9. Mock Drill
Drills to be carried out twice a year
Drills should be hazard specific

39. 10. Plan Updation Plans to be updated every six months
Plan to be approved by the Disaster Management Committee

40. N.C Jindal School DM Plan - Delhi

42. Senior section….

44. NCERT initiatives
Development of training modules for the teachers and teacher educators’.
Safety in Schools
Midday meals
Health, well being and safety of students

45. Safety of School buildings
Focus on structural and non-structural safety.

46. Mexico Earthquake
School Building

47. Non - structural safety

48. Because books represent a considerable mass, strong anchorage and bracing of the shelves in both main directions is necessary

49. A glance into this side street reveals a vast amount of fallen façade materials. Rescue work, fire trucks access, etc. is seriously hampered.

50. Making Schools Safer Before the Next Disaster Strikes
Bicycle rickshaw driver taking children home after School. New Delhi.
Making Schools Safer Before the Next Disaster Strikes

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