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Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

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This publication provides 35 good practices and lessons learned as concrete examples of how to make children safer in their classrooms and educate them about disasters.

Documents and publications
Ce rapport final porte sur l’évaluation et la prévention du risque de tsunami dans les côtes françaises, en métropole et en Outre-mer.
Documents and publications
This special volume deals exclusively with disasters, a subject of particular relevance in view of the threat to cultural heritage by global climate change.
Policies and plans
Afin de promouvoir la prévention des risques technologiques et naturels et la réparation des dommages, cette loi est divisée en deux sections distinctes: risques technologiques et risques naturels.
Policies and plans
Cette loi contient 94 articles qui décrivent les mesures de sauvegarde, l'entretien régulier, plans de prévention, et la gestion des espaces naturels qu'assurent l'atténuation des risques et la protection de l'environnement, parmi d'autres dispositions.

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