When is the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day in China?

China's Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day is May 12.

National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day was established with the approval of the State Council, and has been held on May 12 every year since 2009. On the one hand, the establishment of "Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day" conforms to the demands of all sectors of society for disaster prevention and mitigation in China; On the other hand, it reminds people not to forget the past, and the teacher of the future should pay more attention to disaster prevention and mitigation, and strive to reduce disaster losses.

Holding publicity and education activities on disaster prevention and mitigation on a regular basis is conducive to further attracting great attention from all walks of life to disaster prevention and mitigation, enhancing the awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation of the whole society, popularizing disaster prevention and mitigation knowledge and disaster avoidance and self-help skills to the whole people, improving comprehensive disaster reduction capabilities at all levels, minimizing natural disaster losses and ensuring people's personal safety.

Introduction of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day:

1, to carry out disaster prevention and mitigation activities in primary and secondary schools. During the publicity week, special activities on disaster prevention and mitigation were generally held in primary and secondary schools across the country. Through organizing disaster prevention and mitigation drills, theme class meetings, blackboard propaganda, watching disaster prevention and mitigation films and other activities, various forms of disaster prevention and mitigation publicity theme activities are carried out to improve students' disaster prevention and mitigation literacy.

2. Carry out various educational activities on disaster prevention and mitigation. In view of the main disaster risks of local departments, on the basis of extensive participation of the masses, the cadres and the masses were introduced to the basic knowledge of disasters, disaster prevention and mitigation, and basic skills of avoiding risks and self-help and mutual rescue.

3, to carry out various forms of disaster prevention and mitigation drills. For public safety, emergencies, emergency rescue, health and epidemic prevention, self-help and mutual rescue, transfer and resettlement, etc. Organize various types of disaster prevention and mitigation drills according to local conditions for specific groups of people.

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