Disaster risk reduction national coordinating mechanisms in France (2008)

This National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction presentation includes information regarding: Context of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in France, Legal framework for DRR, National plan for disaster prevention and response, DRR in sectoral policies: climate change adaptation, Urban planning, Institutional relation to climate change, Activities and results of the National Platform focal point, and Strengths and weaknesses. In annex are: National crisis management mechanisms, Financial assistance and insurance system, National preventive disaster risk reduction mechanisms, and Institutional actors and stakeholders - in normal times, crisis situations, network in normal times, network in crisis situations.

This presentation was given at the Workshop on National Platforms at the International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) in Davos, Switzerland, in August of 2008.