Comprehensive School Disaster Management Plan of Nepal.pdf

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1. Meen B. Poudyal Chhetri

2. Vision
“All children will be able to access schools that
have been constructed, reconstructed or retrofitted
with due consideration to risk from various
hazards, and have acceptably of high resilience to
various disasters through the operationalization of
comprehensive school safety by 2030 or earlier.”
Source : Nepal Education Sector Comprehensive School Safety Master Plan

3. Mission
To mainstream, resource and operationalize
comprehensive school safety nationwide by
2030, ensuring access to safe learning
environment for all children.
Source : Nepal Education Sector Comprehensive School Safety Master Plan

4. Goals
Achieving Comprehensive School Safety within the
education sector in Nepal through which all
children and youth will be able to access to safe
learning environments through the following 3
pillars:
(i)Safe infrastructure,
(ii)School disaster management and
(iii)Resilient education.

Source : Nepal Education Sector Comprehensive School Safety Master Plan

5. THREE PILLARS

7. Pillar 1, safe infrastructure

•As part of the first pillar, the program aims to increase the number of staff
qualified on DRR (including engineers) and develop supervision guidelines
to enforce mandatory certification by authorized government agencies and
technical oversight during the construction and retrofitting of schools. The
other main measures to be implemented under SSDP program are as
follows:
•Register and monitor all organizations involved in school construction to
ensure they comply with government rules and regulations and to develop.
•Implement time-bound action plans for the (re)construction of safe basic
and secondary schools with resources committed for all possible costs
(assessment, planning, supervision, implementation, consulting,
coordination, research and development, awareness and capacity building).
•Use approved prototype designs that make new schools resilient to multiple
hazards and have an inclusive design.
•Develop and monitor a set of standard approved key messages for
comprehensive school safety and DRR in schools and standard operating
procedures for different types of disasters. (MoE, 2016)

8. Pillar 2, Disaster risk
management

•Regarding the second pillar, the program calls for adding specific
DRR-related roles and responsibilities to the terms of reference of
SMCs and developing the capacity of the reconstruction Program
Implementation Unit (PIU) and district implementation units (DIUs) to
monitor a set of standard approved key messages for
comprehensive school safety and DRR in schools and standard
operating procedures for different types of disasters. Furthermore,
the use of the SIP Supplementary Training Manual will be amended
to include school disaster readiness in the SIP planning process by
ensuring schools use the supplementary training manual for annual
SIP development, especially session 4, and to incorporate a DRR
component within EMIS to capture preventative and response
activities within the education sector. Finally, the SSDP program
aims to ensure that all school disaster management materials are
accessible to all and are developed in line with gender equality and
social inclusion (GESI) principles. (MoE, 2016)

9. Pillar 3, Resilience education

•With regard to the third pillar, the program aims to incorporate
key DRR messages into teacher professional development
and training packages and to disseminate these through
different mechanisms to reach children, teachers, SMC
members and communities. Furthermore, a set of standard
educational training packages will be developed on DRR for
teachers, head teachers and SMCs, using a range of different
approaches including audio-visual materials such as video,
DVDs and drama. The program also aims to ensure that
children become aware about disaster risk mitigation
strategies and are able to assess risks in their environments
to enable fast and adequate responses to minimise human
losses during disasters while making all risk reduction and
education accessible for all and incorporating GESI principles.

10. Coordination and
collaboration

•Government;
•Nepal Education Cluster;
• National Risk Reduction Consortium (NRRC),
•Comprehensive School Safety Joint Technical
Working Group;
•Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium (NRRC);
•Civil society and community based organizations,
•Academia, scientific and research entities and
•Private sector,
•Media
•Other stakeholders,

11. Objectives
To serve as the main reference for the
Government and stakeholders to ensuring
nationwide safe, disaster resilient, inclusive
and conducive physical infrastructure and
learning environment for schools, based on
the best practices and lessons learned and
in line with the presented vision, goal,
specific objectives and strategies.
Source : Nepal Education Sector Comprehensive School Safety Master Plan

12. Objectives contd…
•To ensure all children can access safe enabling learning
environments through alignment of specific strategies for ensuring
provision of safe, inclusive and conducive physical infrastructure
management and awareness at all levels, as well as using disaster
reduction process for the schools as a model and means for
enhancing the ability and capacity of the community, thereby
Contribute towards the overall national initiatives for DRR and
management. (MoE, 2016)
•To operationalize the mainstreaming of comprehensive school
safety and DRR in the education sector
•Ensure continuity of education during and post disaster
•Ensure the recovery of education facilities in line with the three
pillars of comprehensive school safety

13. Objectives contd…
•Develop a nationwide program for school vulnerability reduction
through proper policy guidelines, risk assessment, capacity building
and institutionalization of earthquake preparedness in schools of
Nepal. (GFDRR, 2011)
•Identify a minimum package for schools on comprehensive school
safety and disaster risk reduction (CSS-DRR) to reach children,
adolescents, teachers, head teachers, SMCs, parents, communities,
education authorities and officials at all levels through existing
government mechanisms. (NRA, 2016)
•Strengthen the preparedness and risk reduction capacity of the
education system from national to school level
•To present a long-term visionary plan in terms of nationwide
assessment and implementation of school safety, supported by a
multi-year investment plan. (MoE, 2016)

14. School Sector Development Programme (SSDP)
The School Sector Development Programme
(SSDP)has 2 targets under the DRR :

–School guidelines for DRR Standards for school
construction, retrofitting and School Disaster
Management (SDM) approved
–DRR Comprehensive School Safety Master Plan,
approved

15. Comprehensive School Safety Program


In order to ensure access for all children to a safe enabling
learning environment, comprehensive disaster risk
reduction and school safety programs are envisioned in all
schools. These programs will also improve disaster
management and resilience in communities. (MoE, 2016)
(UNISDR, 2015)

16. Goals Of Comprehensive School Safety
(i)To protect children and education workers from death
and injury in schools,
(ii)To plan for educational continuity in the face of
expected hazards,
(iii)To safeguard education sector investments from
disaster impacts,
(iv)To strengthen a disaster resilient citizenry through
education,
(v)Identify priority and strategic actions to meet national
and international commitment for safe schools and
Hyogo Framework.

17. A Roadmap for DRR in the Education Sector
•Mainstreaming of DRR into Education Policy and Planning
•DRR in teaching and learning
•Promote school safety and disaster risk management
–2017 SSDP and policy documents (such as the Safe School
Policy)
–2017 school reconstruction strategy
–Revised 2017 education sector Contingency plan
–2016 guidelines for supervision, design and implementation
–2015 PDNA
–2014 visionary strategy for mainstreaming school safety

18. Scope and Timeline
The CSS (Comprehensive School Safety) Master Plan aims to cover all
education sub-sectors and include both DRR and Recovery within the
education sector

The timeline of the CSS Master Plan :
–Short term (1-2 years), envisions to be up to the SSDP’s Mid
Term Review in late 2018 early 2019
–Medium term (5 years), aligned with the SSDP timeline up to
July 2023
–Long term (13 years), aligned with the Sustainable Development
Goala (SDG) timeline up to 2030.