The Role of Children in Creating Culturally Sensitive Disaster Management

• 2019

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• Maggie Mort; Alison Lloyd Williams

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The text describes the role of children in disaster management, highlighting their involvement in creating culturally sensitive strategies. It explains how mutual learning exercises were conducted across various countries to engage children and adults in dialogue about disaster risks and solutions. The events aimed to empower children by valuing their perspectives and promoting child-friendly communication tools. Through these activities, stakeholders became more aware of children's rights and needs during disasters, leading to better collaboration between communities, schools, emergency planners, and local authorities for improved disaster preparedness and response plans.

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Hazard: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Child Advocacy; Community Participation; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Disaster Planning; Policy Making; Intergenerational Relations; Risk Reduction Behavior; Resilience, Psychological

Institutions: University of Colorado

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