The event was attended by representatives of government agencies, the education sector, partner organizations, school leaders, teachers, and students from schools across Dong Thap Province.
The competition was organized to enhance students’ awareness, knowledge, and skills in disaster prevention and control and climate change adaptation. It also provided an engaging learning platform, contributing to the integration of disaster prevention and control education into school activities in an interactive and accessible manner.
Against the backdrop of increasingly complex disasters under the impacts of climate change, many localities across the country are facing hazards that are increasing in frequency and intensity. In the Mekong Delta, including Dong Thap Province, hazards such as riverbank and canal-bank erosion, flooding, drought, and child drowning continue to pose challenges that require greater attention in disaster prevention and risk reduction efforts.
Through a series of questions covering disaster-related knowledge, climate change, and emergency response skills, the competition helped equip students with essential knowledge to protect themselves, their families, and their communities. The program also encouraged students to become active advocates, sharing disaster prevention and control knowledge and promoting awareness in their schools and communities.
This year’s final round brought together 100 students, providing them with an opportunity to interact, learn from one another, and demonstrate their knowledge and skills in disaster prevention and control. The activity is expected to contribute to more effective disaster prevention and control communication and education for young people, thereby strengthening community resilience to the growing impacts of disasters and climate change.
The program was organized in coordination with relevant technical agencies and the education sector, with support from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) as part of activities to strengthen community capacity in disaster prevention and control and climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta.
