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Reduction
Integration in
Education in
ASEAN Countries
By
Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela
Senior Specialist
SEAMEO INNOTECH
Presentation Outline
Challenges
DRR
Integration
Context
I.The Southeast Asian
Countries
Brunei
Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
ASEAN COUNTRIES
Cambodia Myanmar
Vietnam
Indonesia Philippines
Drought 1 600,000 -
Epidemic 3 21,368 -
Storm 2 178,091.00 -
Cambodia
The country has a history of disease outbreaks
and epidemics. Many were aected and died
because of highly infectious diseases, such as
SARS, HINI and H5NI.
The National Disaster Management Bill is still
under legislative review. The enactment of the
bill into law could provide the crucial boost to
Cambodias institutional framework for disaster
preparedness, mitigation and response.
Schools have no representation in the
Community-based DRRM Councils at present.
Hazards in Indonesia
Hazards Frequency of Number Affected Total Damage (000 US$)
Events
Earthquake 29 6,920,782 6,254,850
Epidemic 8 93,820 -
Volcanic 13 273,018 -
Lao PDR
Epidemic 1 - -
Flood 4 671,190 -
Teaching
materials were also produced to
complement the modules.
Lao PDR
Phase 2 (2007 to 2008) of the project focused on broadening
the scope of commitment from the government sectors.
Results of initiatives are the following:
Epidemic 1 - -
Landslide 1 6 -
Storm/Typhoons 2 41,000 -
Wildfire 1 - -
Malaysia
DRR and emergency-related drills are conducted as
extra-curricular activities that involve the
participation of Boy Scouts, the police, fire brigade
and school officials.
Epidemic 1 - -
Flood 7 297,398 -
Landslide 3 48,789 -
Epidemic 8 149,890 -
Singapore
Epidemic 3 2,238 -
The Philippines
DRR Programs
Phase I: January 2007 - April 2008
Accomplishments:
1) Development of DRM modules for secondary
school curriculum,
2) Training of teachers (ToT) on the use of the
modules,
3) Pilot-testing of the DRM module in six schools in the
Philippines, and,
4) Revision of the DRM module according to the
findings from the pilot testing. A total of 1,020
students and 75 teachers, regional educational
supervisors, and officers have benefited from the
project.
The Philippines
Phase II: November 2008 - December 2009
The second phase: Advocacy and Pilot
Project Implementation in the Education
Sector in Three Southeast Asian Regional
Consultative Committee (RCC) Member
Countries.
Earthquake 1 16 -
Epidemic 3 38,616 -
Storm/Typhoons 7 - -
Wildfire 1 - -
Thailand
In 2009 strong collaboration between OBEC and DPPM thru
a MOA
Disaster Starts with the Young, ASEAN 2011 & DRRM in SEA,
ADPC 2003
Thailand
TheThai Ministry of Education, with assistance
from JICA, ADRC, and other organizations,
began a pilot project in 2006 to create
supplementary school books on three types
of disaster: floods, landslides, and tsunamis.
Epidemic 3 83 -
Landslide 2 1 -
Efforts
have been limited to projects led by
the Viet Nam Red Cross and international
NGOs which had initiatives on the inclusion
of DRR into the primary and secondary
school curricula with pilot training on
disaster preparedness for school children.
Vietnam
To date, key concepts and simple
guidelines for main types of hazards are
incorporated in Popular Science (primary
level) and Geography (elementary level).