Preparing for Disasters with Mr. Radar is a video animation produced in English and Thai language in order to promote learning among children in Thailand on immediate and long-term climate risks.
Through this animation, children as part of community are informed to act in preparation for future disasters, and their knowledge will have long-term relevance to contribute to the safety and well-being of their communities. In a wider scale, the animation could help empower the community to take disaster risk reduction, preparedness and resilience actions.
The animation is also available in Thai with subtitles in English at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAvRob90-ow
Preparing for Disasters with Mr. Radar is also available in comic books, accessible in English at https://www.dropbox.com/s/709q91bzdjzyu6p/DRR%20comic%20book_Radar%20EN.pdf, and in Thai language https://www.dropbox.com/s/ass03x7zhnin0w6/DRR%20comic%20book_Radar%20TH.pdf?dl=0.
For more information of the distribution of the comic book, see http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/asia-pacific/thailand/mr-radar-shows-the-way-forward-for-disaster-risk-reduction-59933/#sthash.IDY6Bxpa.dpuf
More disaster risk reduction tools for usage in South East Asia, please refer to https://sites.google.com/site/drrtoolsinsoutheastasia/home
For more information about this animation and disaster risk reduction in Thailand, please contact:
– Relief and Community Health Bureau, the Thai Red Cross Society at email: relief@redcross.or.th, telephone: +66 2251 7853
– The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies at email: Thailand.regionaloffice@ifrc.org, telephone: +66 2661 8201
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