Global Platform Geneva , June 2013

1. "Acting As One " with Global Platform Geneva , June 2013

2. On the other hand, the Mayor is in charge of risk awareness and the security of the population Many texts emphasize the importance of DRR education, and each school should have its own “Emergency Action Plan”

3. In short: The Mayor is in charge of the preventive information and the safeguarding of its citizens The school must educate risks and ensure the safety of all students and staff So there is consistency between the objectives of local government and school Let’s see what we can be done out of this ascertainement..

4. Local gouvernement : the 5 rules for riskawareness

5. 1. To deal with local risk

6. 2. To lean on local experience/knowledge

7. 3. To becomprehensible

8. 4. To build a long term action

9. 5. To have an acceptable cost

10. And one remaining question : What can be done to attract the interest of citizens ?

11. Atschool, EDRR isrecognized as a topicof ESD; thismeans : Educate with a class/school concrete project Build a systemic approach ( pluridisplinarity) Think global, act local Establish partnerships

12. Memo’Risks : a methodology based on a partnership between the city-hall and the school, adapted to all risksand all territories : • The students are invited to : • Find out the memory of past local disasters • Inquire about the population’s level of information and preparation, The results will be given through a public meeting and the survey will be gratified in newspapers,tv or on local radios.

13. Local newspaper : following the kids on the field

14. City newspaper : comments about the survey

16. March 2012, A new educational project on DRR for 8/10 years old children The Memo’Risksmethodology is adapted for primary schools + 6000 leafletsordered by the teachers onnovember 2012 Prevention2000 launches the contest« Memo’Risks, my city is getting ready »

17. A contest in the frameworkof the UNISDR campaign« My city is getting ready! », Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction I invite all French mayors to enroll their schools in this competition and to join theUnited Nations World campaign 2010-2015 "My city is getting ready! ". A contest supported by UNESCO

18. A contest that welcome all ngo’s • Dedicated to DRR • Dedicated to ESD • In mainland and in the Carribean islands

19. A contest that brings together around DRR • Mayors • Pupils’ parents • Public & private schools • DRR stakeholders • Youth press • Federation of victims

20. A quick look on the methodology • What is DRR ? Notions of Hazard, Stakes, Risk,, • The local risk selected City or NGO explanations • Field visit City or NGO supervision- Local press • Visit to the fire brigade Questions about the selected local risk • Survey amongst school parents Focus on Risk perception • Interview of the elders Memory of past disasters • Public restitution Dialog Elected/parents – Local press • Publication in city newspaper Information to all citizens

21. The criteria used by the jury will be: Quality of the testimonies collected, Relevance of the questions for the survey and sample size, Impact given by the city-hall and local medias. Winners will be the result of a successful partnership between the municipality and the school.

22. A contest that values ​​all participants: • Winners will be invited to receive their awards atUNESCO Paris, • Testimonies will be published on a dedicated website, • All participating municipalities will be valued on the ISDR day,and become members of the "Making Cities Resilient" campaign,

23. A contest that will grow and last 3 school years : 2013/2014 -> Focus on the flooding risk 2014/2015 -> Involvment of outdoor activity centres

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