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Concept note: learning to live with risk - disaster risk reduction to encourage education for substainable development

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The German Committee for Disaster Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (WCESD), 31 March – 2 April 2009, Bonn:

In this concept note, DKKV and the UNISDR Thematic Platform on Knowledge and Education introduce their reflection on linking education for sustainable development and disaster risk management. The paper elucidates how disaster risk reduction supports education for sustainable development or even shows that disaster risk reduction is imperative for sustainable development.

It is aimed in particular at the participants of the World Conference of Education for Sustainable Development 2009 and other stakeholders engaged in promoting education, sustainable Development and disaster risk reduction at all levels.

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Themes Capacity development Education and school safety Environment and ecosystems
Number of pages
17 p.
Publication year
2009

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