Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2007. Board game.

This game was produced in collaboration with UNESCO's Jakarta office and provides both youth and adults with a fun and engaging media through which to learn about and prepare for natural disasters.

 

Disaster Master is an educational board game that conveys messages through answer cards to help players understand what natural hazards are and what actions can be taken to reduce the impact of natural disasters. The game covers six kinds of natural hazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions and hurricanes. Coordinated by an Indonesian team under the "Education for Natural Disaster Preparedness in Asia-Pacific in the Context of Education for Sustainable Development" project, Disaster Master was developed in close consultation with Indonesian school teachers as a participatory educational material for secondary school students. The game also contains a reference booklet to provide additional information on how natural disasters occur and how to be prepared. Understanding natural disaster mitigation activities leading to preparedness will reduce the loss of lives and property when disasters strike, and improve sustainability in the locality.

 

This is the latest in a series of publications that demonstrate the importance which UNESCO places on Education for Natural Disaster Preparedness and we look forward to contributing even more to this field in the near future under the second phase of the project which is scheduled for imminent implementation.

 

Regrettably, due to the high publication costs UNESCO is unable to supply copies of the product unless specifically requested by pertinent organisations and / or individuals looking to reproduce the material for broader distribution.