Desastres no Brasil e no mundo: efeitos sobre as crianças e suas infâncias

Abstract

The article presents studies on disasters and analyzes their effects on children and their childhoods. The relationship between public policies and scientific research aimed at disaster prevention and assistance to those affected is discussed, exemplified by the irreparable damage caused by environmental crimes in the cities of Mariana and Brumadinho in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Hyogo Framework for Action, an instrument of the United Nations (UN) to reduce risks of disasters, points out that education can act on this front by strengthening the culture of security so that communities can know the attitudes to be taken in situations disaster. The debate on the subject in the school curriculum and in the training of teachers can mitigate the effects on the populations and children affected.