SDG4: Quality education

The development of awareness-raising programs to reduce risk is essential for the mobilization and participation of citizens in prevention and mitigation strategies, in order to increase public awareness of the risks existing in the municipality.

LINKS aims to improve disaster resilience in Europe by strengthening links between technologies and society with a focus on the use of Social Media and Crowdsourcing in disasters.

Representatives of Makati City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) organized a study visit to Japan to explore new ideas, technology and management structure of public disaster education facilities in Kobe, Osaka, and Sakai cities.

A delegation from Seoul led by the CityNet Secretariat visited Kobe and its surrounding cities for benchmarking good practices on disaster risk reduction and crisis management as Seoul prepares to enhance its resilience to counter new challenges faced by the climate crisis.

This project is aimed for senior population who want to collaborate with Amadora Civil Protection. In this project, all the volunteers are trained to acquire disaster risk reduction skills and knowledge to implement and strength a safety culture in the city.

The program includes a series of trainings, events, workshops, and orientations on DRR education for teachers, students, and community members in Nepal.

The project aims to propagate disaster education from DRR education clubs of schools to its respective communities through interactive games and tools designed both for children and adults learn about risks and its countermeasures effectively.

The project targeted youths from Japan, Nepal and Thailand who underwent virtual trainings through specially designed modules on disaster education, preparedness and response. The sessions were based on the Japanese bosai practice of self-help and mutual-help to develop practical educational tools.

Sendai City conducted its own Midterm Review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework, considering the importance of the local government level implementation of the Sendai Framework.

Tech Talent Hunt Initiative works to increase Disaster Preparedness of ten (10) vulnerable communities and create resilient recovery pathways for 750 displaced persons in North West Nigeria.