Disaster education in India

1. DISASTER EDUCATION IN INDIA

2. Introduction
The world is becoming vulnerable to natural
disasters .
3million people killed world wide due to natural
disaster in past 20years.
In developing countries India has the second largest
share
Declared 1990-99 as International Decade For
Natural Disaster Reduction
70% of the cultivable land is prone to drought
60% to earthquake
12% to floods
8% to cyclones
22 state are categorised as multi hazard states.

4. Purpose
Teaching children risk education &
management material.
In 2006 CBSE discusses integrating a
short course on disaster preparedness
& management into the curriculum.
Educating a child is educating a family
DM is a plan that has been done strategically & the
process is administered & employed to protect critical
assets from natural or human made calamities &
destruction take place.
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System

5. Role of schools in DM
Plan for the safety measures
Touch with various local agencies
Train both their staffs & personnel
Evaluate & improve plans
Circulate disaster plans in
each classroom

6. DISASTER MANAGEMENT &EDUCATION
Govt of India , Ministry of Human Resource
Development in its tenth five year plan emphasized
the need for integrating DM in the existing education
system in India.
DM IN the curriculum of school & professional
education has been recommended to the boards.
CBSE has integrated a short course on DM in the
school curriculum.
They introduced the subject on DM as a frontline
curriculum in social science .

7. The curriculum contains
Nature & type of hazards
Natural & manmade disasters
Role of community & schools in DM
Efforts made for disaster preparedness
& mitigation
Survival skills
Main emphasis of the subject
Awareness & sensitization of students &
teachers on various hazards
Preventive & precautionary measures

8. Advantages of disaster
awarenesseducation
Provides contemporary & relevant
information about
local environment
Participation in both pre& post disaster
activities
Technology to combat disaster
Effective teamwork & spirit
Decision making

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