The Role of Education in Disaster Risk Reduction
May 19, 2026
Estimated time commitment: 90 minutes
This community call will be hosted by the Education in Emergencies (EiE) and Climate Education & Leadership communities, focusing on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The session will highlight how climate education and emergency education intersect to build resilience in disaster-prone contexts. Drawing on practical experiences, participants will learn how educators can equip students with disaster preparedness knowledge and leadership skills, enabling them to act as peer educators and community advocates. The call will showcase approaches such as hazard mapping, anticipatory action planning, and hands-on preparedness drills, while reflecting on enablers and barriers to implementation. A live Q&A with GADRRRES experts will provide participants with direct insights on applying DRR strategies in classrooms and communities, demonstrating how collective action can transform individual learning into sustained community resilience.
This opportunity will be held in English, with interpretation and/or translation to Arabic. If you need live interpretation of the experience and/or translation of materials in additional languages to support your engagement, please indicate this via the registration/application form. We welcome all requests and will work to provide appropriate language support measures. However, please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all requests.
Register here.
This community call will be hosted by the Education in Emergencies (EiE) and Climate Education & Leadership communities, focusing on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The session will highlight how climate education and emergency education intersect to build resilience in disaster-prone contexts. Drawing on practical experiences, participants will learn how educators can equip students with disaster preparedness knowledge and leadership skills, enabling them to act as peer educators and community advocates. The call will showcase approaches such as hazard mapping, anticipatory action planning, and hands-on preparedness drills, while reflecting on enablers and barriers to implementation. A live Q&A with GADRRRES experts will provide participants with direct insights on applying DRR strategies in classrooms and communities, demonstrating how collective action can transform individual learning into sustained community resilience.
This opportunity will be held in English, with interpretation and/or translation to Arabic. If you need live interpretation of the experience and/or translation of materials in additional languages to support your engagement, please indicate this via the registration/application form. We welcome all requests and will work to provide appropriate language support measures. However, please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all requests.
Register here.