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Rachael Fitzpatrick; Donvan Amenya; Tony McAleavy – Education Development Trust, 2024
Over the past ten years, the world's poorest countries have experienced nearly eight times as many natural disasters compared to three decades ago. This report considers the impacts of the global climate emergency on school education in low-income countries, and explores how to address the negative consequences it has on learning. In this report,…
Descriptors: Climate, Socioeconomic Status, At Risk Persons, Foreign Countries
Donvan Amenya; Rachael Fitzpatrick – Education Development Trust, 2023
Communities in Kenya's rural areas, especially pastoralists in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), are amongst those most affected by climate change. ASAL areas are characterised by economic marginalisation with high poverty levels, significant gender disparities and vulnerability to climate disasters caused by extreme weather events. Communities in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Rural Areas, Poverty
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Barakat, Sultan; Connolly, David; Hardman, Frank; Sundaram, Vanita – Comparative Education, 2013
The last decade has seen a growing recognition amongst international donors, development agencies, non-government organisations and academics of the vital role education can play in bringing about recovery following violent conflict, natural disaster and other crises. This has led to the development of increasingly targeted and sophisticated…
Descriptors: Violence, Conflict, Role of Education, Coping