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

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

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

11. Build a systemic approach ( pluridisplinarity) Think global, act local Educate with a class/school concrete project Establish partnerships

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

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’Risks methodology is adapted for primary schools + 6000 leaflets ordered by the teachers on november 2012 Prevention2000 launches the contest « Memo’Risks, my city is getting ready »

17. 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 the United Nations World campaign 2010-2015 "My city is getting ready! ". A contest supported by UNESCO A contest in the framework of the UNISDR campaign « My city is getting ready! »,

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

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

20. 1)What is DRR ? Notions of Hazard, Stakes, Risk,, 2)The local risk selected City or NGO explanations 3)Field visit City or NGO supervision- Local press 4)Visit to the fire brigade Questions about the selected local risk 5)Survey amongst school parents Focus on Risk perception 6)Interview of the elders Memory of past disasters 7)Public restitution Dialog Elected/parents – Local press 8)Publication in city newspaper Information to all citizens A quick look on the methodology

21. 1.Quality of the testimonies collected, 2.Relevance of the questions for the survey and sample size, 3.Impact given by the city-hall and local medias. Winners will be the result of a successful partnership between the municipality and the school. The criteria used by the jury will be:

22. Winners will be invited to receive their awards at UNESCO 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, A contest that values ​​ all participants:

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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