After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, residents of North Rokko used the participatory Machizukuri model to create alternative reconstruction plans, forming neighbourhood associations that strengthened community resilience and civic engagement.
People with Disabilities
Structured collaboration among stakeholders to enhance community resilience
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This handbook is a practical tool designed to help educators in Malta teach children and adolescents about disaster preparedness—especially earthquakes—through engaging, inclusive, and age-appropriate activities. Based on the Feel Safe methodology developed by Save the Children Italy, it offers a structured learning pathway (Explore–Experience–Participate), ready-to-use exercises, and guidance on addressing both the technical and emotional dimensions of emergencies.
Contribution
Integrating people with disabilities into risk and disaster management.
Solution
Guiding schools to assess hazards, reduce risks, and co-design SOPs
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Providing planning resources, guidance, and strategies for community resilience.
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Platform centralising resources, exercises, and emergency preparedness support
Solution
Integrated multi-hazard early warning and risk intelligence platform
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