Civil Defence Day celebration that started on March1st and will continued up to March 5th.  The celebration theme of this year (2018) falls under “Civil Defence & the National Institutions for more Efficient Disaster Management” and the theme chosen by Saudi Arabia Civil Defence Authority for this event is the “Educational Institutions and Safety Culture”. The celebration is set up in partnership with many interested stakeholders including DP World and the Civil Defence Authority. The objective of the celebration is to promote public awareness among the community in general and school kids about civil defence, civil protection and emergency management in order to better prepare the civilian population to protect themselves in the event of emergency and to reduce the risk of disaster.