Child-centred disaster risk reduction

Across the world, childhoods are being degraded by disasters. The lives of an estimated 77 million children under 15 were severely disrupted by a disaster or armed conflict each year between 1991 and 2000. Over the same period 115,000 children under 15 were killed by armed conflict and disasters.

Millions of children who have survived disasters caused by natural and man-made hazards are left homeless, lose loved ones, suffer injuries, witness or experience violence, and suffer scarring psychological trauma.

Many more children would survive disasters if they had more information and skills related to disaster risk reduction and response. Initiatives that involve children not only benefit children themselves, but also benefit families and the wider community.

Plan is supporting community resilience to disasters through its work on Child-Centred DRR.

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• Continue to place children and their rights to protection and participation in decisions that affect their lives at the centre of our disaster management work. Plan will explore and promote ways to ensure that children are active participants in risk reduction, preparedness and response, both to improve its own programmes and shape policy.
  
• Promote greater engagement and collaboration among like-minded agencies to support child rights in the context of disasters and particularly the increase in climate related disasters.
  
• Provide support to Plan country programmes to address the causes and consequences of disasters and climate change including food insecurity, water scarcity, conflict, migration and vulnerable livelihoods.
  
• Engage Plan supporters in building support for development and taking action to help reduce the impact of disasters and climate change on vulnerable communities.