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Structured collaboration among stakeholders to enhance community resilience

Case

This manual presents the results of the work carried out within the CUIDAR project (Horizon 2020), focused on promoting a disaster resilience culture that actively includes children and adolescents. The manual documents activities conducted in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and the United Kingdom, showing how young people are not only vulnerable subjects but can also become key actors in disaster prevention, preparedness, and response.

Contribution

In emergency situations, the rights of children and adolescents risk being violated, ignored, or underestimated due to the need to intervene quickly on aspects related to primary needs. Based on experience gained internationally and in national emergency contexts, Save the Children Italia offers practical recommendations to ensure safety, educational continuity, psychological support, and child participation, emphasizing respect for children’s rights and strengthening community resilience.

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Integrating people with disabilities into risk and disaster management.

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Guiding schools to assess hazards, reduce risks, and co-design SOPs 

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Supporting communities and ecosystems in disaster recovery and resilience

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Platform centralising resources, exercises, and emergency preparedness support 

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Integrated multi-hazard early warning and risk intelligence platform

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Community-based strategies to reduce wildfire risk

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Hydrological monitoring, meteorological data, and community engagement 

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