MHPSS and EIE Toolkit

Technical Note, Linking Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS): Practical Tools, Approaches and Case Studies

This technical note was developed to assist humanitarian aid, development and disaster risk management organizations, national and local governments and community actors within and across sectors with the delivery of a priority set of actions to reduce suffering and improve mental health and psychosocial well-being through integration with risk management perspectives and approaches that link prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. In addition, it was designed to assist governmental actors, domestic sources of financing and donors in understanding and supporting activities focused on MHPSS as part of DRR and sectoral programmes.

Risk-Informed Education Programming for Resilience Guidance Note

This guidance note aims to help education staff working in humanitarian, transition and development contexts analyse risk and adapt policies and programmes so that education systems are more resilient and all children are in school and learning. It is divided into three chapters covering the process, strategies and tools for child-centred, risk-informed education programming.

INEE Guidance Notes on Safer School Construction

These guidance notes present a framework of guiding principles and steps to develop a context-specific plan to address disaster resilient construction and retrofitting of school buildings. The guidance notes consist of four components: general information and advocacy points (Sections 2-4); a series of suggested steps (Section 5) that highlight key issues for planning safer school construction and/or a retrofitting initiative; a compilation of basic design principles (Section 6); and a broad list of references.

Towards a Learning Culture of Safety and Resilience Technical Guidance for Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction in the School Curriculum

This guide aims to help Ministries integrate disaster risk reduction in school curriculums. It provides teaching and learning methods for disaster preparedness to empower and motivate learners.

Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Education Sector

This resource manual was developed to assist governments and education practitioners in scaling up and mainstreaming climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the education sector. It identifies key entry points at the policy, planning and advocacy levels. The goal is to integrate climate change adaptation and disaster risk education into the education sector to provide young people with the knowledge and skills to protect the environment and contribute to sustainable and equitable development.