Meetings and conferences
Comprehensive School Safety for a resilient future: Exploring an all-hazards approach in the climate crisis
Children and Youth as Agents of Change
Format
Online
Date
Time
13.00-14.15 GMT
About
This year, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction will focus on Empowering the next generation for a resilient future. Join us as we mark this important theme by emphasising how a comprehensive approach to school safety, including implementation of the Comprehensive School Safety Framework, can protect and harness the power of education systems for disaster risk reduction in the climate crisis, while also addressing Loss and Damage.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Ms Emma Gremley, Senior Director for Education, International Rescue Committee
- Dr Pramod Kumar Sharma, Senior Director of Education, Foundation for Environmental Education
- Ms Le-Anne Roper, Programme Management Officer, UNDRR
- Ms Raakhi Williams, Chief of Strategy, Planning and Accountability, Education Cannot Wait
- Dr Shwetlena Sabarwal, Lead Economist, World Bank
- Facilitator: Dr Neven Knezevic, Chief of Education, UNICEF Nepal