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Characteristics of a Disaster-Resilient Community
Plan UK, as a member of the DFID Disaster Risk Reduction Interagency Coordination Group, has contributed to the release of a guidance note aiming to define characteristics of a disaster-resilient community. This document will be field-tested over the coming 18 months and we are encouraging others to participate in this process.
The Guardian, in association with Plan UK, recently produced 'Prepare to survive', a special report on preventing disaster in the developing world - click here to access the dedicated microsite
 Words into action - a guide for implementing the Hyogo Framework
Plan Philippines’ case study, “Students lead a school relocation, Philippines”, has been highlighted on page 67 of this UNISDR report (PDF, 3.4MB)
 Building Disaster Resilient Communities 2007
Plan El Salvador’s case study, “Children and Youth at the Centre of Disaster Risk Reduction”, has been highlighted on page 12 of this UNISDR report
(PDF, 1.7MB)
Towards a Culture of Prevention: Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School
Plan El Salvador’s case study, “Disaster Prevention Included in School Curricula through Youth Project”, has been highlighted on page 56 of this UNISDR report
(PDF, 3.2MB)
Children in a Changing Climate
Plan UK partners with the Institute of Development Studies in a research programme on Child Centred DRR and Children in a Changing Climate (PDF, 117KB)
The Role of Children in Adapting to Climate Change
IDS In Focus December 2007 (PDF, 2MB)
The Roles of Children and Youth in Communicating Disaster Risk
Children, Youth and Environments Journal Vol.18, No.1 (2008) (PDF, 147KB)
A right to participate: Securing children’s role in climate change adaptation (2008)
Children in a Changing Climate (PDF, 2.8MB)
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