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Disasters and climate change have profound impacts on schools, and, in turn, on children’s education and lives. This year, the International Day for Disaster Reduction (October 13) focused on safe and resilient infrastructure. In light of this theme, the World Bank’s Global Program for Safer Schools (GPSS) will launch its global platform for resilient school infrastructure on October 29th.
The goals of comprehensive school safety are to (1) protect learners and education workers from death, injury and harm in schools, (2) plan for educational continuity in the face of expected hazards, (3) safeguard education sector investments, and (4) strengthen climate-smart disaster resilience through education