Launch of the infrastructure project management guide in the context of the Comprehensive School Safety Framework

CAF and UNDRR invite the launch of this guide that seeks to improve the conditions of access to education, framing the intervention in the Comprehensive School Safety Framework and the presentation of the case of Costa Rica as an example of good practices in school safety.

Disasters in school infrastructure associated with the occurrence of natural phenomena can have a great impact on children and young people, teachers, school personnel, and educational systems in general. Studies on disaster trends and the consequences of climate change suggest that each year, 175 million children are likely to be affected by climate-related hazards alone. For this reason, the majority of countries worldwide recognize the need to guarantee that schools are safe places and with the necessary conditions to face the different climatic, geological, biological or other threats that may arise and affect the normal course. educational activities, as well as the well-being of those who live on school premises.

With the interest of building a culture of safety and resilience at all levels of society, and specifically in the education sector, CAF -development bank of Latin America- in alliance with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction , UNDRR, has developed the "Infrastructure project management guide in the context of the Comprehensive School Safety Framework" as a contribution to strengthening the technical support offered by both organizations to ensure that educational infrastructure projects not only satisfy the needs from the educational field but also from the security.

This guide is an effort that aims to provide those responsible for design and decision-making in the ministries of education in Latin America and the Caribbean with tools and information on where and how to invest resources more appropriately and efficiently. available in strengthening the security of educational centers, as well as supporting the creation and strengthening of the capacities of the ministries and their strategic partners, both for the evaluation of educational infrastructure, as well as for disaster risk management in schools and education for resilience; pillars of the Comprehensive School Safety Framework (MISE).

Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Hours: 11: 00h Montevideo | 10: 00h Caracas | 9: 00h Bogota

The event will be broadcast on this same site