Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation into School Curricula: From National Policy to Local Implementation

a:3:{i:0;s:548:"Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into formal education and curricular has been suggested as one strategy to help increase knowledge and understanding of disaster risks. While there has been some initial progress in initiating DRR integration into the school curriculum in Indonesia, this is mostly limited to the national level. There are however, few studies which try to analyze the integration of disaster knowledge and education into school curriculum comprehensively, from the national policy level to local implementation in schools.";i:1;s:864:"This chapter aims to review the current progress, challenges and strategies in integrating DRR and Climate Change Adaption (CCA) related content into the school curricular in Indonesia. We do this through content analysis of the 2013 national standard curriculum, a case study of schools in Aceh province and focus group discussions (FGD) with 26 chemistry teachers from 15 secondary high schools in Banda Aceh. Our findings show that concern about DRR and CCA has not yet been demonstrated or consistently addressed in the school curriculum in Indonesia. Particularly, challenges include a lack of teacher training, limited financial support and a relatively disintegrated system. Furthermore, teaching DRR is very challenging, especially in areas where customs are traditionally conservative and the teacher's knowledge on environmental hazards is still limited.";i:2;s:534:"Challenges to integrating DRR and CCA into the curriculum can be addressed through improved teacher training, more financial support for DRR and CCA initiatives and the adoption of standardized and nationally approved disaster education guidelines. Improving disaster management knowledge and skills through integration of DRR and CCA into school curricular may save many more lives and equip younger generations with the ability to respond to natural disasters and significantly reduce losses of lives and property during a disaster.";}