United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction 7d ago

🌊 What if children could experience a flood before they ever face one in real life? In Nepal, students are stepping into virtual reality to learn how to prepare for floods before disaster strikes. Inside a digital version of their own school, they explore: 🏫 School grounds 🚪 Evacuation routes 🆘 Safe shelter locations Then the alert sounds. Do they grab emergency kits? Protect supplies? Help animals? Or evacuate immediately? In this virtual world, every decision becomes a lesson. Because in real disasters, preparation saves time—and time saves lives. This immersive approach is helping children build confidence, strengthen preparedness, and turn disaster risk reduction into something they can experience, not just imagine. 🌍 When children learn before the water arrives, resilience begins.