A curated collection of free, high-quality tools for ministries of education, school leaders and teachers facing El Niño’s shifting climate risks, from flooding and drought to extreme heat and cyclones. Every resource is aligned with the Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF 2022-2030).
This hub brings together resources from leading global institutions to help education systems prepare for, respond to and recover from El Niño. Each resource is mapped to the Comprehensive School Safety Framework and follows an all-hazards, all-risks approach, because El Niño’s effects differ from place to place.
This compilation brings together essential information, data and practical tools to guide preparedness, needs assessment, emergency response and recovery planning for education systems affected by El Niño. It is designed to complement, not replace, the guidance of your Ministry of Education and relevant authorities.
If you are school staff or an education actor using any of these materials, please ensure they align with your government’s policies. Where preparedness and planning capacities are still developing, these resources offer immediate, actionable support to help uphold the right to education.
Policies, analysis and planning tools that underpin comprehensive school safety.
Schools can use the child-friendly Sendai Framework to develop preparedness plans, drills, risk lessons, student hazard maps and evacuation routes.
Open resource →Use to integrate climate and disaster risks into education planning, programming and investment decisions.
Open resource →Guidance for financing the implementation of comprehensive school safety.
Open resource →Country profiles from the 2024 CSS Policy Survey show government policies, systems and gaps for comprehensive school safety.
Open resource →Brief national context analyses to support advocacy and school safety planning based on existing policies and capacities.
Open resource →Methodologies, templates and examples for coordinated education assessments in crises.
Open resource →Strengthens climate-responsive preparedness and continuity planning for early childhood education in emergencies.
Open resource →Overviews and practical tools to fast track implementation of the Comprehensive School Safety Framework.
Open resource →Keeping the physical school safe: resilient construction, extreme heat and evacuation planning.
Seven practical steps for schools to adapt to rising extreme heat risks through governance, forecasts, cooling measures, heat literacy, financing and drills.
Open resource →Use to inform the design, retrofitting and construction of safer, climate-resilient school infrastructure.
Open resource →Guidance and checklists for Pacific nations to meet shelter needs while protecting education continuity and children’s rights.
Open resource →Manual and videos for safer school construction in hazard-prone areas through community-based processes.
Open resource →Wellbeing, mental health and psychosocial support, and keeping learning going before, during and after a shock.
Practical teacher training activities for mental health, stress management, social-emotional learning and resilience.
Open resource →Key resources for developing strategies to prepare for and respond to natural and climate-induced hazards.
Open resource →Helps staff identify and address emotional and behavioral challenges in students after emergencies.
Open resource →Steps to assess hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities with children, staff and communities.
Open resource →Guidance for designing catch-up programmes after emergencies, including learning gap assessment and foundational skills.
Open resource →Definitions and guidance for accelerated education and catch-up programmes in emergency contexts.
Open resource →Lessons on inclusive remote learning, teacher preparedness and coordination during Pakistan’s 2022 floods.
Open resource →Bridging educational continuity with risk reduction: drills, maintenance and SEL toolkits.
Activities and strategies to integrate social-emotional learning and psychosocial support into distance education.
Open resource →Structured templates for planning, practicing and evaluating emergency drills across hazards.
Open resource →Checklists to assess and maintain safe, functional facilities and prioritize repairs.
Open resource →Teaching and learning that builds a lasting culture of safety and preparedness.
A teacher guide for peace education, ethical reflection, critical thinking and student-led inclusion.
Open resource →Action-oriented key messages for households and schools that can support emergency plans, drills and classroom activities.
Open resource →A course helping schools and teachers teach flood readiness and evacuation.
Open resource →Illustrated books that help teachers explain climate variability and hazards such as heatwaves, droughts, floods and storms.
Open resource →Videos, activities and tips for teaching children disaster preparedness and safety.
Open resource →Interactive platform helping children build disaster resilience through eight thematic journeys.
Open resource →Practical tools, checklists, preparedness measures and classroom activities for climate resilience and school safety.
Open resource →Guidance for integrating disaster risk reduction into curriculum through age-appropriate learning and assessment.
Open resource →A whole-of-school handbook spanning facilities, continuity and resilience education.
A whole-school resource kit with a handbook, planning templates and participatory activities grounded in CSSF 2022-2030.
Open resource →Disability inclusion, accessibility and gender-responsive approaches across every pillar.
Practical guidance for inclusive learning materials, curriculum, learning support and enabling policies during emergencies.
Open resource →Checklists and tips for accessible documents, videos, presentations and events, adaptable for schools.
Open resource →A toolkit for inclusive classrooms that address gender bias, promote participation and strengthen safe learning environments.
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Every resource maps to the CSSF pillars: safer learning facilities, school safety & educational continuity, and risk reduction & resilience education, plus its enabling foundations.