. CONTEXT 1
Disaster risk reduction – an emerging global priority
Early childhood development – a right and a development priority
II. LANDSCAPE OF UNICEF’S WORK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD 4
DEVELOPMENT AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN
CENTRAL ASIA AND SOUTH CAUCASUS
UNICEF’s commitment to early childhood development
UNICEF’s work in early childhood development in Central Asia and South Caucasus
UNICEF’s commitment to disaster risk reduction
UNICEF’s work in disaster risk reduction in Central Asia and South Caucasus
III. YOUNG CHILDREN - A MISSING LINK IN DISASTER 5
RISK REDUCTION
Defining “vulnerability” and “capacity” in young children
IV. PROMOTING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT7
WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Young children are a disaster’s first victims
Young children are resilient, and effective agents of change
The combined potential social and economic benefits of ECD-DRR integration
ECD programmes provide a strong institutional basis for the sustainability of
disaster risk reduction
Early childhood development – a timely thrust for community-based risk reduction
Commonality of ECD and disaster risk reduction
V. INCORPORATING DRR IN ECD PROGRAMMES AND STRATEGY 11
Integrating disaster risk reduction in sectoral policies is a priority under
the Hyogo Framework for Action
Synergy of community-based ECD and community-based disaster risk reduction
Disaster risk reduction protects the investment of ECD Programmes
VI. OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOVETAILING ECD & DRR IN 12
CENTRAL ASIA AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
Areas where dovetailing of ECD and DRR can take place
Institutional services
Physical structures
Home-based and non-formal community-based childcare