However, the work of UNESCO does not stop here. I am confident that this study will contribute towards the success of current reconstruction plans after the devastating earthquake which hit the states of Qasvin, Zinjan and Hamadan last June. This was the case in Bangladesh, where UNESCO’s role in pooling international and national resources to provide better buildings and improved satellite systems helped to mitigate the effects of the devastating cyclone which hit the country in1990. In major crises, UNESCO ensures that there are relevant technical advisers to strengthen local capacities through training, installing functioning systems and team building. all of which can be downloaded from the UNESCO website: In this connection I am heartened to learn that the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology in Iran, which UNESCO helped to establish in 1989, has published a Farsi edition of the Educational Building Report No.13 dealing with Protection of Educational Buildings Against Earthquakes, which was published by UNESCO in 1987. UNESCO regularly publishes specialized studies and guidelines on various aspects of disaster prevention, such as cyclones resistance, fire prevention, safety in playgrounds etc. UNESCO is in an ideal position to provide assistance in this field because of the specialized expertise available to it as well as its central position as forum for the collection and dissemination of international experience in order to achieve capacity building. In the case of earthquakes, it is possible, as this study demonstrates, to neutralize their harm by applying basic engineering and planning principles that are inexpensive and not beyond the skills of most building industries. We cannot prevent natural disasters from striking, but we can prevent or limit their impact by making buildings strong enough to resist their destructive forces. Natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes and earthquakes destroy hundreds of school buildings and other educational facilities every year, causing death and injury to children and disruption to the ongoing process of education. Designing Masonry Buildings for EarthquakesĪnnex - Survey of School Buildings Damaged by the Qasvin Earthquakeįoreword The 1990 World Conference of Education for All set the challenge of progress towards basic education for all, but man-made and natural disasters have been a barrier to the achievement of this goal. EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT MASONRY BUILDINGS Basic Guidelines for Designing Schools in Iranĭivision of Educational Policies and Strategies Support to Countries in Crisis and ReconstructionĮARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT MASONRY BUILDINGS Basic Guidelines for Designing Schools in Iran Usam Ghaidan, R.I.B.A., Architect
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