The Importance of Teaching Climatology in Civil Defense Actions in Regions of Socioeconomic Vulnerability of Fortaleza/CE

The results of studies carried out with the objective of investigating the relation of the importance of teaching climatology in schools and communities with the actions of civil defense in regions of socioeconomic vulnerability of Fortaleza/CE are presented. The results show that the majority of students and teachers affirm the importance of training in climatology, despite the difficulties encountered with the didactic material used and the lack of scientific events that approach the theme in the schools, for the understanding and the mitigation of the effects natural disasters in the communities investigated. In addition, it was observed that the areas under study present a positive and strong statistical correlation between the increase of observed rains and the occurrence of disasters in the communities and that the training in Climatology and Civil Defense can assist in the process of Integrated Risk and Disaster Management (GIRD) with effective participation of these communities.

Keywords:
climatology; teaching; natural disasters