The Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction – a forum that brings together stakeholders and experts committed to reducing disaster risk worldwide – gathered this week in Geneva. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Invest Today for a Safer Tomorrow - Increase Investment in Local Actions’.

In anticipation, UNICEF Radio moderator Amy Costello discussed the importance of education in protecting children and communities with Ben Wisner, a research fellow at Oberlin College and University College London, and Marla Petal, the co-founder of Risk Red, an organization working to increase the effectiveness of disaster risk reduction education.

The file can be downloaded and listened to by clicking here. Look out for another podcast next week!