DiMSUR

World Disaster Risk Reduction Day , October 13

Over the past 10 years, UN-Habitat's and DiMSUR experiences has shown that it is worth investing in safe and resilient constructions.
In the video below, you can see how a pre-cyclone-built classroom with UN-Habitat resilience measures withstood the strong winds and rains of in Beira city - while standard classrooms unfortunately did not resist the cyclone.

Investing in infrastructure and capacity building for safe and resilient schools prevents the loss of infrastructure and disruption of the education of thousands of boys and girls.

Architect Juan Hurtado Martinez of UN-Habitat Mozambique explains why the "Build to Last" approach ( # BuildToLast) is essential to ensure sustainable social and economic development in the face of climate change.

The Safer Schools Program is implemented in Mozambique by UN-Habitat with funding from various partners such as World Bank and Unicef.

"How big is the area flooded in Mozambique?

As big as: Paris, Mumbai, Buenos Aires, Kuala Lumpur, Dakar and Zurich... combined."