PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION :

THE ALGERIAN EXPERIENCE

Djillali Benouar

Professor & Consultant

Faculty of Civil Engineering

USTHB Algeria

International Conference on School Safety

Ahmedabad (India), 18-20 January, 2007

CONTENTS

1.WHY SCHOOLS

2.WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR DRR EDUCATION

3.WHAT WE WILL DO

MOTIVATION

DURING THE 2003 EARTHQUAKE DISASTER IN BOUMERDES:

- MORE THAN 103 SCHOOL BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED AND;

- APPROXIMATELY 753 OTHERS WERE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.

NO / LOW DAMAGES MODERATE / HIGH / IMPORTANT

CONDEMNED

BUILDINGS

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5

309 402 235 165 84 1195

25.86% 33.64% 19.66% 13.81% 7.03% 100%

TOTAL

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Boumerds Earthquake (2003) : School Buildings

New school during constructing were damaged by the 2003 Boumerdes Earthquake

Ain Temouchent Earthquake (1999) : School Buildings

SUCH DAMAGE CAUSES ENORMOUS FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

AFTER THE EVENT OF 2003 BOUMERDES EARTHQUAKE, IN THE PROVINCES OF BOUMERDES AND ALGIERS, 100 PRIMARY SCHOOLS WERE COMPLETELY REBUILT FOR THE SUM OF U.S.$4.28 MILLION AND 253 REHABILITATED FOR U.S.$10.65 MILLION, ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION.

IN ADDITION, 12 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WERE COMPLETELY REBUILT FOR THE SUM OF U.S.$10.28 MILLION AND 111 REHABILITATED FOR U.S.$ 20.85. ALSO, 10 HIGH SCHOOLS WERE REBUILT FOR THE SUM OF U.S. $ 21.42 MILLION, AND 58 WERE REHABILITATED FOR U.S.$12 MILLION.

WHY SCHOOL CHILDREN

THEY ARE FUTURES

THEY ARE ABOUT 1/4 OF ALGERIAN’S POPULATION

THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUP OF SOCIETY

THEY HAVE HIGH CAPACITY FOR LEARNING

THEY CAN EASILY TRANSFER WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNT

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WHAT WE ARE DOING FROM SEPTEMBER 2005

THIS PROGRAMME WAS INTRODUCED RIGHT AFTER THE BOUMERDES 2003 EARTHQUAKE:

IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS: IN THE WAKE OF THE BOUMERDES 2003 EARTHQUAKE, DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 2005 STORIES ABOUT THE BOUMERDES EARTHQUAKE WERE INTRODUCED FOR CHILDREN FROM THE SECOND YEAR AS ONE LESSON. DURING THE WHOLE SIX YEAR PERIOD OF THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT ABOUT NATURAL DISASTERS AS A STORY AS ONE LESSON PER YEAR.

DURING THE THREE YEAR PERIOD OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT ABOUT OTHER NATURAL PHENOMENA; MAINLY ABOUT EARTHQUAKES, FLOODS, VOLCANOS, ETC., BUT ALSO AS ONE LESSON PER SCHOOL YEAR.

IN HIGH SCHOOL, CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT ABOUT GEOLOGY, PLATE TECTONICS, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES, etc.

Par le

Croissant Rouge Algérien

Je me prépare avec ma famille

Je prépare et connais bien ma maison

Je repère dans chaque pièce de la maison

Je pratique souvent l’exercice

SE BAISSER, S’ABRITER

ET SE CRAMPONNER

Je me protège des chutes

d’objets

S’il n’ y a pas de meuble solide, je me tiens,en me protégeant la tête et le cou, dans undes endroits sûrs:

- Près d’un pilier- Aux angles de la pièce- Sous le cadre d’une porte

A l’extérieur,Je me protège la tête des objets qui tombent etje reste éloigné:- Des bâtiments- Des lignes électriques

En voiture,Je m’arrête et, je ne descends pas avant la findes secousses

Je m’occupe de l’urgence

Je suis les instructions

Je ne gêne pas le travail des secours

1- Eau potable

2- Réserves de nourriture (boites de conserve) et de lait en poudrepour bébé

3- Trousse de secours

4- Radio portative, lampe torche, piles de réserve, allumettes

5- Argent liquide, papiers d’identité, carnet d’adresses et de téléphones

6- Vêtements, médicaments, lunettes de rechange et autres accessoiresutiles en fonction des besoins de ma famille

7- Sifflet

8- Petit outillage (canif, clef à molette, ficelle…)

9- Couvertures

CIVIL PROTECTION MUSEUM

CIVIL PROTECTION MUSEUM

• ALGERIAN EXPERIENCE IN TELLING LIVE LESSONS FROM RECENT

DISASTERS

Djillali BENOUAR

University of Bab Ezzouar (USTHB)

Faculty of Civil Engineering

Alger, ALGERIA

WHAT WE ARE PREPARING TO DO

THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION (PRIMARY, SECONDARY, HIGH SCHOOL) HAS ORGANIZED A TWO DAY MEETING (25 – 26 DECEMBER 2005) REGROUPING SCHOOL TEACHERS, UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, SCIENTISTS FROM THE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SEISMOLOGY AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND MEMBERS FROM THE ALGERIAN RED CRESCENT SOCIETY TO DISCUSS AN OFFICIAL PROGRAMME TO INTRODUCE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE THREE LEVEL OF EDUCATION.

THIS COMMISSION HAS TO THINK ABOUT THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME ABOUT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION TO INTRODUCE THE SYLLABUS OF EDUCATION.

THE COMMISSION HAS MADE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE WORK ON THE PROGRAMME IS BEING WORKED OUT AT THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AGAIN TO THE COMMISSION FOR REVIEW.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION