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January 2012 Blog Posts (2)
School board apologizes for tsunami death
The following news story has come from NHK, the Japanese TV station which broadcasts via satellite in English, but is an important step and a warning about the dangers of ignoring safety messages!
The education board in Ishinomaki City, northeastern Japan has admitted responsibility and apologized for the large number of deaths among students at the Okawa Elementary School in last year's tsunami.Continue
70 of the school's 108 students were killed in the March 11th…
Added by Justin Sharpe on January 24, 2012 at 9:42 — No Comments
Training Course on Integrated Urban Disaster Risk Reduction (IUDRR) in New Delhi
Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) organizes International Training Course on Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction - IUDRR in New Delhi from 24 to 28 February 2012. Application Deadline is 13 February.
Added by Rohit Jigyasu on January 14, 2012 at 14:30 — 2 Comments
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Take care toolkit
Take Care is a European-wide project aiming to enhance the resilience of children and young people to disasters, and enable disaster responders to meet children and young people’s needs more effectively. The programme is based on the belief that collaborating with children and communities will help build children’s resilience and...I am safe. We are safe: A children's guidebook to our rights to survive, adapt to and recover from emergencies and disasters
This guidebook is intended for boys and girls aged 10 to 17 years old and will teach children their rights, specifically in situations of emergency and disaster, and will help children participate in reducing the dangers they face.The illustrations will help children learn what they can do, and what should be done for them by their parents, teachers,...MyCoast New South Wales study: Teachers study guide
In 2019, the University of New South Wales commissioned a study titled 'MyCoast NSW study: New South Wales community perceptions of coastal erosion and inundation'. It was used to create a study guide designed to assist teachers to engage students in the complex task of defining coastal communities and understanding social aspects relating...Structural hazards
This lesson introduces students to some of the basic concepts behind structural hazards in the context of earthquakes. Many cities have a variety of building sizes, shapes, architectural styles, and materials. This lesson covers the basic ideas concerning how structures respond to earthquakes using a tabletop exercise and three hands-on activities....Landslide hazards
In this lesson, students learn about earthquake-induced landslides and the associated hazards, and how and why landslides occur. In addition, students discuss steps they can take to reduce landslide hazards. This lesson begins with a tabletop exercise to simulate a complex situation with multiple possible responsesbefore the students have obtained all...Tweet Me!
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Silly Timmy Disaster Comic in Russian - Неразумный Тимофей!
Posted by Justin Sharpe on February 26, 2018 at 19:30 0 Comments 0 Likes
The original versions of these are almost four years old now, but after some being translated into major European languages that are spoken globally I wanted to be inclusive of other languages. This relies on meeting the right people and for this…
ContinueInfographic of research
Posted by Justin Sharpe on October 4, 2017 at 14:30 0 Comments 0 Likes
I wanted to show my PhD research findings in an easily digestible and accessible manner, so I created this infographic:…
ContinueSilly Timmy Disaster Comic - Bahasa Malaysian
Posted by Justin Sharpe on October 2, 2017 at 19:22 0 Comments 0 Likes
The original versions of these are almost four years old now, but after some being translated into major European languages that are spoken globally I wanted to be inclusive of other languages. This relies on meeting the right people and for this…
ContinueHow to communicate better to stop disasters occurring
Posted by Justin Sharpe on May 15, 2017 at 14:30 0 Comments 0 Likes
I have read an interesting blog written by Robert Glasser from UNISDR, with the WCDRR coming up in Cancun. I agree with many of the points made, and would like to see more culturally appropriate community/family led and oriented DRR communication…
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