Call for submissions: Empowering the next generation for a disaster-free future

Dear Community Members,

We are excited to announce an opportunity for you to contribute to the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) 2024 campaign “Empowering the next generation for a disaster-free future” aimed at inspiring educators and schools and enhancing disaster risk reduction worldwide.

We invite you to share your school’s best practices in DRR education. These include lesson plans, giveaway materials, video and audio files, evacuation planning, games. We are also looking forward to receiving links to articles about the successful DRR events in schools you have organized in the past.

A selection of submissions will be included in the IDDRR campaign toolkit and shared with the schools and educators to inspire IDDRR events around the world.

Why Participate?

Increasing disasters, many of them driven by climate change, threaten the well-being of children. According to UNICEF, approximately one billion children worldwide are at extremely high risk due to climate impacts, including climate-related disasters. Beyond the risk of death and injury, children in the aftermath of a disaster face cascading impacts such as disruptions in schooling, nutrition, and healthcare.

Your participation is crucial in ensuring that community’s voices are heard in shaping effective disaster preparedness and empowering the next generation. By sharing your experiences, you can directly contribute to building DRR awareness that can save lives and protect livelihoods.

How to Participate?

Participating in the campaign is easy!

Please answer the questions in the attached form and email it to us at preventionweb@un.org.

Please specify in the email title “IDDRR 2024 Toolkit Submission”.

If you wish to share photos, video, and audio files, please do so through a file storage platform, i.e., Google Drive or WeTransfer.

The submission deadline is 12 April 2024.

We will share a selection of submissions in the campaign toolkit – if you do not want to be considered for the toolkit publication, please communicate it in the form.

We accept submissions in 6 UN languages: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian and Arabic.

Thank you for your participation and commitment to building a stronger, more resilient community.

If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact us at preventionweb@un.org