Disaster Management in Education- National Perspective

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Disaster Management in Education - National
Perspective

• GoI UNDP, DRM Programme

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

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Some recent disasters..

• Earthquake in Pakistan 2005
• Earthquake and tsunami in the Indian coast - 2004
  
• Gujarat Earthquake - 2001
• Floods in Mumbai, West Bengal
• Cyclone Rita, Wilma etc..
• Fire Kumbakonam, Dabwali
• Terrorist attack Chechnya

And the list goes on and on
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Disasters occur in varied formsSome are
predictable in advanceSome are annual or
seasonal Some are sudden and unpredictable Flood
s Days and weeks Earthquakes
Seconds/minutes Cyclones Days Droughts
Months
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Why is Disaster Management Important to Us?
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• 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?

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Am I safe in my school?
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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

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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

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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.

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Government of India initiatives1) 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.

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Syllabus

• Class VIII
• Being prepared a vital part of disaster
  management
• Earthquakes
• Cyclones
• Floods
• Droughts and
• Manmade Disasters

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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

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Class X

1. Introduction
2. Tsunami - the killer sea wave
3. Survival skills
4. Alternative communication systems.during
   disasters.
5. Safe constructional practices
6. Sharing responsibilities
7. Planning Ahead

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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

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Class XI - Geography

• Introduction to concepts
• Flood
• Cyclone
• Earthquake
• Tsunami
• Landslide

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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
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School safety weeks and months observed
Training on Self Defence by Civil Defence in NP
Girls Senior Secondary School.
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Training on fire safety
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Development of coloring book for the primary
section
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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

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Steps for preparation of DM Plans

1. Sensitisation meeting for awareness Teachers,
   School Management and students.
2. 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

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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

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Social Mapping - Schools

• Class rooms in the school building
• Laboratories
• Play Ground
• School Canteen
• Library

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Resource Map - Schools

• Human resources
• School Buses
• Generators
• Fire extinguishers
• Stretchers
• Drinking water sources
• Health Centre in the school

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Vulnerability/ Risk Map - School

• Children in pre- school and primary section
• Physically challenged
• Identification of potentially vulnerable areas in
  the school

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Safe and Alternate route Mapping

• Identification of safe places in the school
• Alternative staircases/ routes to be identified

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6. School DM Team

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

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School DM Team

• Search and Rescue
• Sports teachers
• Male teacher
• Prefect (students 2nos)
• Evacuation
• All class teachers

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School DM Team..

• First Aid team
• Resident doctor of the school/medical consultant
• Teachers 2nos.
• Students 2 numbers (10th / 12th class)

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Disaster DM Team.

• Fire safety
• Teachers (2 numbers)
• Students (4 numbers, 10th class)
• Site security team
• School security staff
• Teacher (1 numbers)
• Students (2 numbers)

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7. Training of School Disaster Management Teams

• Search and Rescue
• First Aid
• Trauma Counseling
• Fire fighting

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8. Planning to be disseminated to everyone in
the School.
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9. Mock Drill

• Drills to be carried out twice a year
• Drills should be hazard specific

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10. Plan Updation

• Plans to be updated every six months
• Plan to be approved by the Disaster Management
  Committee

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N.C Jindal School DM Plan - Delhi
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Senior section.
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NCERT initiatives

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

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Safety of School buildings

• Focus on structural and non-structural safety.

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Mexico Earthquake
School Building
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Non - structural safety
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Because books represent a considerable mass,
strong anchorage and bracing of the shelves in
both main directions is necessary
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A glance into this side street reveals a vast
amount of fallen façade materials. Rescue work,
fire trucks access, etc. is seriously hampered.
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Bicycle rickshaw driver taking children home
after School. New Delhi.
Making Schools Safer Before
the Next Disaster Strikes
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• Thank You

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Contact Details

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