eHAND - effects of Human Activities on Natural Disasters

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eHand aims at arming students with the necessary skills to be future responsible citizens and contribute to the achievement of the goals of the Europa 2020 strategy.

According to recent research studies, it is very likely that human activities will impact future catastrophes, like earthquakes, storms, floods, landslides, while population growth and urbanisation make communities much more vulnerable to natural hazards.

At the same time, interest in disaster education has grown rapidly. Several studies confirm that effective results can be obtained in this field by combining direct experience, observation, discovery and action, so disaster and risk education should be part of the national schools curricula and be included in several school subjects.

The eTwinning project eHAND (effects of Human Activities on Natural Disasters) involves seven partners (from Italy, Estonia, Greece, France, Romania, Portugal and Turkey). The project’s duration is three years and it aims at arming students with the necessary skills to be future “good citizens”, focusing sharply on more complex social issues, such as the links between environmental quality, human equality, human rights and peace, and on the critical role of science in understanding and mitigating the effects of extreme events. More details on the project at https://twinspace.etwinning.net/15801/pages/page/85527

 

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