The EDURES – Resilience Toolkit to Ensure the Right to Education in Times of Emergencies and Crises is a strategic framework developed by the Council of Europe to support education systems in safeguarding the right to quality, inclusive education during emergencies and crises through resilience-based planning and governance.
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EDURES – Resilience Toolkit to Ensure the Right to Education in Times of Emergencies and Crises
General information
EDURES provides a comprehensive conceptual and operational toolkit for assessing, planning and strengthening the resilience of educational ecosystems, enabling education authorities and stakeholders to prepare for, respond to and adapt to crises while ensuring continuity, accessibility and democratic values in education.
EDURES was developed in response to increasing and complex emergencies affecting education systems, including pandemics, climate-related disasters, conflicts and forced displacement. It builds on the Council of Europe’s Education Strategy 2030 – Learners First, the six Principles of Resilience for Education, and international Disaster Risk Reduction frameworks such as the Hyogo Framework for Action and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Status
Purpose
Topics For Preparedness
Hazard Type
Geographical Scope - Nuts
Population Size
Population Density
Needs Addressed
The lack of structured, resilience-oriented tools enabling education systems to ensure continuity, equity and quality of education during emergencies, while integrating education into broader community resilience and disaster risk management frameworks.
Vulnerability is understood in social, economic, institutional and educational terms, including learners at risk of exclusion due to crisis-related disruptions.
Governance is grounded in democratic principles, multi-level coordination and participation, aligned with the Council of Europe’s Principles of Good Democratic Governance.
EDURES addresses the full disaster management cycle, with a strong operational focus on prevention and preparedness.
Infrastructure is one of five core resilience dimensions, alongside governance, society, economy and environment.
To involve education stakeholders, civil society and communities in resilience assessment, strategic planning and implementation of resilience measures.
- Stakeholder mapping and assessment
- Educational Resilience Task Force (ERT)
- Participatory workshops
- Self-assessment using benchmarks and indicators
Progressive stakeholder involvement leading to shared decision-making in resilience strategy design and implementation.
Capacity-building is achieved through continuous learning, self-assessment, benchmarking and integration of resilience into long-term educational strategic planning.
Vulnerable Groups
Governance
Emergency Preparedness
Infrastructure Readiness
Engagement Level
Empowerment Level
Implementation
- Education-centred resilience framework
- Integration of education into community resilience
- Standardised yet adaptable benchmarking system
- Strong focus on democratic participation and governance
English, Italian, Albanian
- Education authorities and institutions
- Policy makers
- Emergency services
- Civil society organisations
- Local communities and families
- Establishment of an Educational Resilience Task Force
- Resilience self-assessment using EDURES benchmark
- Definition of resilience objectives and priorities
- Action planning and implementation
Primarily local institutional and human resources, supported by methodological tools and training.
Implementation follows a four-phase structured framework, as described above, adaptable to context.
Experience of the Implementing Organisation in DRM
Target Audience
Resources Required
Timeframe & Phases
Participation Results
Resilience in education is strengthened when education systems are embedded in broader community resilience strategies and supported by participatory governance.
Adapting resilience strategies to diverse educational, cultural and governance contexts while ensuring stakeholder engagement and continuity.
Integrated, preventive and adaptive approach addressing multiple and unpredictable risks.
Risk & Mitigation Plan
Scalability and Sustainability
Mainstreaming resilience into education policies, institutional planning and routine governance processes.
Highly scalable and adaptable across governance levels, education systems and crisis scenarios.
Use of digital self-assessment tools (EDURES e-tool) and data-driven benchmarking to support decision-making.
Limited direct costs, mainly related to training, coordination and facilitation.
Operational costs integrated into existing education governance structures.
Ensuring the right to education in crises requires a holistic, participatory and resilience-based approach that connects education, governance and community preparedness.