1. Developing Guidance Notes for Safer School Construction Image: http://1.bp.blogspot.com

2. Kyrgyzstan earthquake - October 6, 2008 – Magnitude 6.6 In the village of Nura, 75 died, approximately 150 injured According to the Kyrgyz Emergency Ministry, virtually all the buildings collapsed (100 buildings) Two buildings which remained standing were the school and the clinic These were designed and constructed by the Kyrgyz Scientific Research and Design Institute of Seismic Construction

3. What is included in the guidance notes? 1)A set of suggested steps 2)Basic design requirements 3)References to resources An evolving document including:

4. How are the guidance notes organized? Introduction Suggested steps Identifying partners Forming a working group Prioritizing Conducting Assessments Identifying codes and standards Designing Partnering with building industry Basic design requirements

5. Introduction How safe are your schools? Impacts of disasters on education sector Why safer schools are needed Challenges Guiding principles Scope and usage of the guidance notes

6. Steps towards safer school buildings Identifying partners Forming a working group Prioritizing 1 2 3

7. Steps towards creating safer school buildings Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk assessment Assessment of building practices and materials Codes and standards 4 5 6

8. Steps towards creating safer school buildings? The design process Partnering with the construction industry 7 8

9. Basic design requirements Hazards to be specifically addressed: Earthquake (to include notes on tsunami) Extreme wind events (to include notes on storm surge) Flooding Landslides Volcanoes Wildfires For each hazard, requirements will consider Site Design & Construction Precautions for non-structural components Precautions for future development

10. How are the guidance notes developed? Consultative process facilitated by INEE Drawing on experience and expertise of: Global INEE network (2,700 members) Technical Expert Group (70 members worldwide) Education Disaster management Architecture Structural engineering Construction management Project management And you…

11. How are the guidance notes developed? Review and contributions by Technical Expert Group Finalization of scope & outlineCompleted Preparation of initial draftCompleted Initial review and development of draft document Ongoing Final review of draft documentmid-May

12. How are the guidance notes developed? Face to face consultations World Bank Consultation Washington, DC Today INEE Global Consultation Istanbul March 31st – April 3rd Other face-to-face consultationsJanuary - May

13. How are the guidance notes developed? Virtual consultations Individual consultations with Technical Expert Group members Information-sharing and dialogue via the COGSS DPE Website (Coalition for Global School Safety and Disaster Prevention Education)