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The GPSS, in collaboration with our partners, hosts workshops and events on safer and resilient school infrastructure and disaster risk. As country engagements continue to expand, we will make available more videos that feature the activities and progress of the program. We also invite you to join the discussion by visiting our blog series.

Events

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Designing Schools of the Future to Build Education Resilience post COVID-19

2020 Understanding Risk Forum - Community Session 37: Case studies highlight the need that we have witnessed in our work for contemporary design standards for school infrastructure that go beyond the traditional ‘cells and bells’ typologies that have been used for nearly a century and respond to new pedagogies, evolving functional and community requirements, and an increased need for flexibility and redundancy. 

Paving the Way Toward Safer and More Resilient Schools

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. 

Central Asia Regional Forum on Safer and Resilient Learning Environments

The GPSS held the Central Asia Regional Forum on Safer and Resilient Learning Environments in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on October 8, 2019. The forum brought together high-level government officials, policy makers, and disaster risk management experts, as well as researchers, practitioners and key development partners from the region.

Blogs

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Jun 02, 2022
Better school infrastructure can support learning recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean
Enrique Alasino
Senior Education Specialist
May 30, 2022
Securing a Future with Safer Schools: Building Resilience in Pacific Schools
Nov 08, 2019
As climate and disaster threats rise, let’s double down on resilient infrastructure
SAMEH WAHBA
Global Director

Videos

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05/31/2022

Building Resilient Safer Schools in the Pacific: Towards a Strengthened School Infrastructure

05/31/2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzGRytENVRM
Keeping Children Safe When A School Shakes 05/30/2022

Keeping Children Safe When A School Shakes

Keeping Children Safe When A School Shakes

05/30/2022
https://youtu.be/ZUOJh8Uvwd8
Implementation of the Roadmap for Safer and Resilient Schools in Cali, Colombia 12/02/2019

Many school buildings in Cali are vulnerable to strong earthquakes. Therefore, the municipality has identified the need to design a seismic risk reduction strategy as part of a twelve-year Master Plan for School Infrastructure. To that end, with the World Bank’s technical assistance, the municipality implemented a methodology developed by the Global Program for Safer Schools: the Roadmap for Safer and Resilient Schools.

Video in Spanish version

Implementation of the Roadmap for Safer and Resilient Schools in Cali, Colombia

Implementation of the Roadmap for Safer and Resilient Schools in Cali, Colombia

12/02/2019

Many school buildings in Cali are vulnerable to strong earthquakes. Therefore, the municipality has identified the need to design a seismic risk reduction strategy as part of a twelve-year Master Plan for School Infrastructure. To that end, with the World Bank’s technical assistance, the municipality implemented a methodology developed by the Global Program for Safer Schools: the Roadmap for Safer and Resilient Schools.

Video in Spanish version

https://youtu.be/ymVu8yzypQQ
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