Lloyd's is the world's leading insurance market providing specialist insurance services to businesses in over 200 countries and territories. The Climate Wise principles provide a framework for insurance companies worldwide to set out how they will build climate change into their business operations. The principles have been developed following consultation between The Prince of Wales’s Business & the Environment Programme, Lloyd’s, the ABI, and other insurance market participants.
The Canadian Red Cross provides information on how to be prepared for emergencies. They also teach Quakesafe, a personal preparedness course and first aid classes, as well as selling first aid and emergency kits.
A collaborative effort of the Meteorological Service of Canada, the Institute of Catastrophic Loss Reduction and the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness. Background technical papers regarding the risk to Canadians from natural hazards, how those risks might be mitigated, and an inventory of gaps in knowledge and synthesis document suitable for the general public.
International Tsunami Information Center Tsunami Textbooks on tsunamis for teachers and high school students. Well-organized and easy to follow.
Disaster Education Week is part of the national primary school curriculum. Students take part in activities arranged in their local schools. There are also school drills and take home information regarding disaster preparedness. There are government sponsored contests and school visits by Civic Defence Officers.
Against the Fire. Basic information about fire, fire suppression, and prevention.
Prevention of Forest Fires. Comic book style provides basic information.
The UNESCO-led education effort is to encourage changes in behavior that will create a more sustainable future in terms of environmental integrity, economic viability, and a just society. Specific initiatives within this framework, particularly in Asia, address stocktaking and policy advocacy for disaster risk reduction education.
Interactive episodes and activities surrounding Vicki Volka and Anaky Ash. Fun site for pre-teen and teens. Basic volcano information only.
Safe Kids, Happy Kids. Interactive multimedia activities on fire safety for young children. Spanish
