Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy

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f natural disasters (earthquakes, cyclones, etc.) regularly
cause large numbers of casualties throughout the world,
their strength and consequences are not so severe in
France. However, those events that have taken place
recently (the Xynthia storm of February 2010, that of
Christmas 1999, flooding in the Pyrnes, Somme, Languedoc-
Roussillon and Var regions, forest fires in the South and the
explosion at the AZF factory in Toulouse) show that in these sorts
of situations human and material damage can be considerable.
Two thirds of the 36000 towns and villages in France are at
risk from at least one natural disaster and 15,000 of them
are at risk of flooding, the main hazard in France for the
number of victims and the economic cost of the disaster.
In the Antilles, the sismic hazard is the most feared risk for
the forseable number of victims.
French policy on managing major hazards aims to make persons
and property less exposed and less vulnerable and has three
main objectives:
yy to prevent damage, reduce its impact and then make good;
yy to inform citizens in order for them to play a part in this mana-
gement;
yy to manage crises and disasters effectively when they occur.
Planning taking account of hazards is necessary at all levels of
government and local authority decision making.
Frances experience in the areas of understanding and preven-
ting hazards and in the management of disasters has allowed
it, for a number of years now, to consider a number of ways
in which it can cooperate internationally in order to respond to
requests for support and help from foreign partners.

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What constitutes a major hazard?
The various types of hazards can be divided into five main
categories:
yy natural hazards: flooding, forest fires, earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides, avalanches, cyclones and storms;
yy man-made technological hazards: industrial, nuclear, bio-
logical accidents, dams failures etc.;
yy transportation hazards (persons, dangerous substances)
are technological hazards but they are included as a separate
category because the risks they pose vary depending on where
the accident takes place;
yy hazards associated with daily life, domestic accidents, road
accidents etc.;
yy hazards linked to war1.
Major hazards have two main criteria:
yy infrequency: because they do not happen very often society
is more inclined to ignore them;
yy serious consequences: large numbers of victims, large-scale
damage to property and the environment.
A major hazard is therefore the combination of an unexpected
event and a major challenge. For example, an earthquake in the
middle of the desert is not a hazard, but an earthquake in San
Francisco is a major hazard.
In a general way, a major hazard is characterised by large numbers
of victims, a high cost in terms of material damage and impact on
the environment and heritage - it is vulnerability that measures
its consequences.
Levels of seriousness of damage
Category
0 Incident
1 Accident
2 Serious accident
3 Very serious accident
4 Disaster
5 Major disaster
1 Only the first three categories count as what we call major hazards and are examined in this present work. Hazards linked to conflicts are related to major hazards.
Society as well as the individual needs to organise to cope. A scale
showing the seriousness of damage has been drawn up by the
Ministry of Sustainable Development. The table below classifies
natural events into 6 main categories, from an incident to a major
disaster.
In France, all these hazards could be forecast.
Planning for major hazards implies research into:
yy what might happen;
yy the threats that are present;
yy the preventative measures to be put in place;
yy how the various levels of management should act;
yy procedures for informing persons concerned.
The management of hazards works on two levels:
yy preventative measures designed to remove or reduce the
effects of a possible event on persons or property; these mea-
sures are part and parcel of sustainable development since pre-
vention tries to reduce the economic, social and environmental
consequences of an imprudent development as opposed to
restoration which, obviously, follows on from a crisis;
yy intervention when the damaging event occurs.
The two levels are complementary; for if not enough preven-
tative measures are taken then society will need to agree to
large-scale spending to ensure the management and then the
restoration of damage that may be severe and might include
mourning the loss of human life.
Human damage Material damage
No injuries Less than 0.3M
1 or more injured Between 0.3 and 3M
1 to 9 deaths Between 3 and 30M
10 to 99 deaths Between 30 and 300M
100 to 999 deaths Between 300 and 3,000M
1000 dead or more 3,000M or more
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 FRENCH POLIC Y for disa ster risk prevention
The seven principles
of french prevention policy
Understanding of phenomena,
unexpected events and the risks they pose
Greater knowledge of hazards posed leads to a better unders-
tanding of the consequences of phenomena and an appropriate
response can therefore be made, one that takes account of the
level of vulnerability of the area under consideration:
yy understanding past events, using historical research and
the drawing up of data bases of events and of sites, such as,
for example the data base of subterranean cavities, the list of
floods, the atlas of areas liable to flood, the standing enquiry
into avalanches, the map of avalanche phenomena or the forest
fire data base;
yy the various arms of the State, the French meteorological
service, large numbers of French and European laboratories
undertaking research that tries to understand the way these
phenomena operate and to anticipate their behaviour whether
it is earthquakes, forest fires, hazards involving water or tech-
nological hazards;
yy using technical studies to enable the preparation of maps
to show the extent and intensity of these phenomena. Studies
that will sometimes enable certain phenomena to be foreseen,
hours or even minutes before they occur.
It is vital that these areas of research are developed and that
all of this knowledge is made available to the greatest number,
in particular using the Internet, or in cooperation with other
organisations.
Since 2012, the Ministry of sustainable development, the central
reinsurance fund (CCR) and the Mission of insurance societies
for awareness and prevention of hazard risks (MRN) have esta-
blished the national observatory of natural disasters (ONRN).
Monitoring
Monitoring means people can be alerted to a danger using
efficient methods that suit each type of phenomenon:
yy Meteorological monitoring, for example, is one essential part
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Summary
of the measures for forecasting storms, avalanches or forest fires.
yy Geophysical monitoring is also very useful in certain
geographical areas.
yy Water monitoring is essential for forecasting flooding.
Large-scale earth movements, volcanic phenomena are, also,
monitored round the clock.
Safety information and public education
The citizen needs to be the main actor in their own safety
and that of their family. In France, there are a number of easily
accessible ways available to make this happen :
yy many documents about the major hazards and their conse-
quences for people, their property and the environment are avai-
lable at council offices in every town and village and, often, on
the internet. These documents also give information on safety
measures that have been put in place to limit the effects of
an event. They also explain to the population the best reaction
to follow in case of emergency. The Ministry of Sustainable
Development website for the prevention of major hazards
can be viewed on www.prim.net. It makes available to eve-
ryone complete files on hazards, the information available on the
state of the major hazards in each French local authority area, a
web TV, the list of declarations of natural disasters and, on the
Cartorisques Interface, a maps of natural or technological risks
and the plans for the prevention of natural disasters (PPRN).
yy Information for citizens also includes keeping alive memories
of past events. Since 2003, to remind people of how high floods
can reach, the putting in place of standardised markers showing
the highest known water and the maintenance of those already
in place has been mandatory for all authorities where floods
have occurred.
yy Since 2006 the law requires information on a purchaser or
tenant of any property (IAL), whether built or not, situated in
an unsafe area and/or within the perimeter of a plan for the pre-
vention of natural or technological hazards, to be made available.
yy Specific information on technological hazards is also made
available to citizens.
Under Article 13 of the European Directive Seveso II owners
of upper tier sites classified Seveso with constraints are
obliged to provide information for the local population.
Although coordinated by the State the production of this infor-
mation is entirely financed by the generator of the hazard and
should be re-issued every five years. After the 1st June 2015,
the directive Seveso 3 will renforced the public information by
the obligation to give some information, on a specified website,
for each Seveso site.
The Law of 30 July 2003 strengthened the provision of safety
information and created different local, departmental and natio-
nal coordinating bodies.At national level, the Advisory Board
on the Prevention of Major Natural Hazards (COPRNM) has
been charged with giving advice and making suggestions for the
prevention of natural hazards. It includes elected representatives,
State services, experts and qualified persons from other walks
of life. For the county, a comittee for major natural hazards
(CDRNM) meet all the local partners.
Since 2004, making schoolchildren aware of major hazards is
officially part of the Education code. It is part of the curriculum
in both primary and secondary schools and is tested. As part of
the measures agreed in the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (SIPC-ISDR) a body created by the UN in 2000, every
october 13th, the international day for disaster reduction, which
leads to local awareness actions.
Planning for hazards when making
spatial decisions and designing cities
In order to reduce damage from natural disasters there is a
need to control planning, the uses to which the natural habitat
and rural spaces are put and to safeguard the development of
fragile urban environments, in order to avoid increasing the
challenges faced in areas at risk and to reduce vulnerability in
those areas that are already urban environments. The plans
for the prevention of foreseeable environmental hazards
(PPRn) aim to fulfil this.
After a public enquiry and approval from the Prefect, the PPRn
is declared to be of public utility and is annexed to the Local
Development Framework (PLU) which has to adapt to it. From
then on, planning decisions that to take account of these docu-
ments whose provisions rank above all other considerations.
The same measures apply to technological and mining
hazards (PPRt). To promote the integrated managment of
flooding hazard, the action plan for flooding prevention
(PAPI), contracting tool between government and county, is
an important item for the intervention of environmental and land
planning policies. The flooding comittee (CMI) which conducts
the management of the flooding hazard policy and ensures the
consistency of all of the actions, is in charged to label these
programs.The comittee establishes a permanent dialog with
the counties, by using local government for each watershed.
Reducing vulnerability
The objective of mitigation is to reduce damage by reducing either
the intensity of certain events - flooding, mudslides, avalanches
etc. or vulnerability to the risk - homes, commercial and industrial
buildings, historic monuments, tourist sites, telecommunications
networks, water, electricity and communication systems etc.
Above all mitigation requires all persons concerned to be trai-
ned - architects, civil engineers, entrepreneurs etc. in the areas
of design and planning for climate and geological phenomena
as well as the building regulations.
Insurance cover for disasters is included in Damage to Homes
and is guaranteed by the State. For example, actually, for the
earthquake hazard in Antilles, a programm is committed for the
earthquake hazard reduction of the existing building, the Antilles
earthquake plan.
Preparing
Public bodies have a duty to organise all necessary safety
measures. Organising this requires a balanced sharing of com-
petences between the State and local authorities.
When a rescue organisation is of a certain size or is of a cer-
tain type, in each dpartement, defence or maritime area, it
becomes a part of the Civil Defence Response (Law on the
modernisation of Civil Defence of 13 August 2004).
The organisation of a Civil Defence Response (ORSEC)
This response, on the orders of the Prefect, determines, given
the hazards that exist in the dpartement, the general organi-
sation of any rescue and draws up a list of all the public and
private bodies able to be deployed. It will include all general
measures applicable in all circumstances and others that are
proper to specific identifiable hazards.
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The measures in the ORSEC plans also anticipate those mea-
sures that need to be taken and the rescue plans to be imple-
mented to counter threats from particular hazards or that are
linked to the existence and operation of specific installations
and works. Special Intervention Plans (PPI) particularly for
those sites classified as Seveso, hydroelectric dams and nuclear
sites might also be drawn up.
Local Disaster Plan (PCS)
Within their area the Mayor is responsible for providing a
first response. A Local Disaster Plan (PCS) is mandatory in
local authority areas where there is a Plan for the Prevention
of Foreseeable Natural Disasters that has been approved,
or where it falls within an area where there is a particular
intervention plan. If there is a disaster it will list the means
available to a local authority for use alongside other bodies
intervening, rescue services, charities etc.
Particular Safeguarding Plan (PPMS)
In educational institutions that might be exposed to one or more
major hazard the head of the establishment is obliged to
draw up, in the name of (and in cooperation with the local
mayor and the rescue services) a Particular Safeguarding
Plan (PPMS). This plan should take into account each of the
major hazards to which the establishment might be exposed.
Regular simulation exercises should then take place.
The main public actors of prevention
The expertise and experience of the different actors make France
a referral country for disaster risks prevention, managment and
reduction. This expertise focus on a reasonable and adapted use
of the caution principle. The aim of responsible and sustainable
development is based on the development of the life environ-
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Summary
Feedback
After the crisis, there should be time for analysis. Every
natural disaster and each technological accident means
looking again at practices and certainties. It is a time to
examine what went wrong and to find out how to create
the conditions necessary for the lessening the risk in the
future. At national level in France, the Department of Ecology,
Sustainable development, Transport and Housing has the
staff and organisational structure to analyse this feedback.
a The list of the main bodies dealing with the preven-
tion of major hazards can be consulted on www.prim.net
and in particular annex 3 of the document La dmarche
franaise de prvention des risques majeurs which can be
downloaded under the heading catalogue. This document
introduces the objectives, methodological principles, the
means and bodies associated with the prevention of major
hazards in France. A glossary and a directory of the actors of
knowledge, management end prevention of natural hazards
in France are available at www.onrn.fr at Annuaire and
Glossaire pages.
Each year the Director in Charge of Major Risks publishes
an annual report which is submitted to the Advisory Board
on the Prevention of Major Natural Hazards (COPRNM) for
their comments.This report is online on the website of the
Department of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport
and Housing: www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
ment, preservation of properties, equipments, environment and
the purpose of social evolution for people accomplishment. The
disaster risks prevention concerned different ministries, local
authorities, and puclic organisations.
 What? Who? How?

 Ministry of sustainable development

Hazard risks awareness Financing scientific and technologic studies
 Ministry of agriculture (forest)

 Ministry of sustainable development

Equipment of the area of monitoring devices
 Ministry of agriculture
Monitoring for floods, volcanoes, landslides, earthquakes
 Ministry of interior
and tsunamis
 Ministry for research

The prefet establishes, financing by the Ministry

of sustainable development, the DDRM.
 Ministry of sustainable development
The city mayor establishes the DICRIM.
Information  Ministry of interior
The Ministry of sustainable development provides
 City mayor
a national diffusion of the information via
internet.

 Ministry of national education Registration in the education programs (TPE)

Education  Ministry of sustainable development Coordinators network with the education chief
 Ministry for research National day for risk prevention

Establishement of the disaster risks prevention

plans (PPR)
Urban planning National reglementation for earthquake risk
 Ministry of sustainable development
and risks prevention (map of earthquake activity zones,
seismic resistant construction rules) controls of
compliance

Professionnal training (architects, engineers,

Mitigation  Ministry of sustainable development
builders)

Depend of the emergency gravity, the civil

 Ministry of interior
Crisis preparedness protection services or the city mayor manages
 City mayor
the crisis

 Involved peoples in the emergency plans

Feedback Disasters analysis missions (REX)
preparedness

 Ministry of interior (prefet)

Mobilization of ressources (officers, public
Emergency management  City mayor
services, and sometimes the army)
 General council (firemen)

 Natural disaster comittee (Ministry

When the state of natural disaster is decided,
of economy, Ministry of sustainable
Compensation the insurances proceed to a special compensation
development, Ministry of interior, Reinsurance
procedure
central fund)

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The different stages of decision
and intervention
The french public policy for the management of natural an
technological disasters includes different stages of decision and
intervention.
The national level
Three ministries take a major role:
yy Ministry of sustainable development for the prevention,
protection and disaster risk reduction and preventing information;
yy Ministry of interior for preparedness and crisis management;
yy Ministry of economy supervises the insurances2 in charge
of the compensation for disasters.
Aside from these three main ministries, the ministries of
research, agriculture, health, foreign affairs and education contri-
bute in their area of expertise to the disasters risks prevention.
Directorate-General for Risk Prevention (DGPR) department
of ministry of sustainable development, lead by the delegate
for hazard risks, linked four departments:
yy department of technological risks;
yy department of nuisance prevention and environmental quality;
yy department of natural and hydrological disasters;
yy desk of general affairs and information systems.
The ministry of sustainable development implements actions
in legislative, regulatory, technical and organizational areas to
enhance the didasters risks prevention and mitigation and the
information and protection of populations. It is an important pro-
gram with technical, economical and regulatory crucial issues
for the government, local authorities, industries and population.
Directorate for Civil Security department of the ministry of
interior prepares and implements the emergency rules needed
for the populations protection at national level. Its director is a
member of the executive comittee of the national council for
civil security.
A cross and coherent approach involving different administra-
tion was needed. It leads the government to established an
interministerial crisis center (CIC) connected to the ministry
of interior. His charge is to organise the emergency intervention
in case of disaster and to support the action from the prefet
authority in each county. Since february 2010, this center replace
2 The French federation of insurance societies (FFSA) and the Group of mutual insurance companies (GEMA) created in 2000, a mission about natural disasters for the knowledge
and prevention of disaster risks. This mission (MRN) represents the insurance profession from the partners of disasters risks management in France (public authorities, local
authorities, associations...). This mission leads the working group of natural events of the European comittee of insurances.
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Summary
the operationnal center og interministerial crisis manage-
ment (COGIC). Moreover, the orientation council for natural
disasters risks prevention (COPRNM), founded the 30th August
2003, associates parliamentaries, local elected and qualified
experts to enrich the reflexions of makers.
The defense zone level
The zonal operations center (COZ) has the same rle as the
interministerial crisis center (CIC) in each defense zones of the
national territory.
The local level
The city mayor and prefet are in charged of the risks mana-
gement, but the local authorities are increasingly involved in
this management.
The role of the city mayor
As the manager of his city urban planning and security, the
mayor has to informed his population about he disaster
risks and to organized the emergency actions. He could
use several tools:
yy The general code of local authorities (CGCT);
yy The county information file about hazard risks (DICRIM);
yy The local disaster plan (PCS);
yy The plan for the prevention of forseeable environmental
hazards (PPR);
yy The local development framework (PLU).
The role of the county prefet
As the government representative, the prefet leads the local
government politics establishement, receives and oversees
applications for authorization. He has an inter-ministeries service
for defense and cicil protection (SIDPC). He relies on files for clas-
sified buildings inspection and advices from the departemental
council for hygiene. The prefet is the leader of the emergency
organisation under the operation center of the county (COD) for
civil security if the disaster concerned more than one city. For
the disaster risks management, the prefet:
yy Heads the departemental comittee of natural disasters
(CDRNM). As such, he uses tools like the departemental file for
hazard risks (DDRM) which informed the cities about the existing
risks, the specific plan for intervention (PPI) for industries and
the plan for the prevention of forseeable environmental and
technological hazards (PPR) which is a complement of the local
development framework;
yy establish and leads the ORSEC emergency organisation.
He replaces the city mayor of a damaged city if the disaster
goes beyond the city territory, in case of mayor inability or in
case of launching emergency actions plans. He could enrolled
further humans and materials capacity, at the zonal or national
level if it is needed;
yy Conducts, for the county, several reflexions and actions for
disaster risks prevention.
The role of local authority council
The local authority council establish the investment policy
and finances the differents specialised departemental
desks. For the victims help,the county fire and emergency
department (SDIS) are under the prefet authority and are in
charged with the SAMU ( health emergency service) to help
the victims. Each SDIS establish with the prefet the county plan
of analysis and risks covering (SDACR).
International cooperation
for the reduction of natural disasters -
Frances contribution
Acknowledged and shared expertise
France is active in a number of areas around the world and its
international activity is wide ranging in the fields of climate,
water, biodiversity, civil defence, heritage and environmental
protection, meteorological knowledge, seismic, geophysical
and spatial observation.
a French experts actively participate in several international projects:
yyUNESCOs Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
tsunami warning systems;
yyThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasting, moni-
toring and early warning systems, part of the natural disaster
prevention programme;
yyseismic activity monitoring;
yyheritage protection, to extend to natural disasters those objec-
tives of the Hague Convention (1954) that apply to the protection
of cultural property.
Concerned about responding to the expectations of other
countries, especially developing countries, France is anxious
The increased role of local authorities
The local authorities have a rle more and more important
for the management of the crisis management services. They
could provide to the city some devices to know more about
the risk, the preparedness plan, some technical vehicles and
the training of emergency action staff. About 200 comissions
of site monitoring (CSS) have been developped in industrial
areas since the decree of the 1st february 2005. Unique in
Europe, this device is supported by many partners like public
institutions, research center, spcialized organisations...
to develop partnerships that bring together government depart-
ments, public bodies as well as non-governmental and private
operators in order to offer global and transparent cooperation,
expertise and engineering skills.
These partnerships would take into consideration the particular
nature of a partner country and adapt to local conditions in order
to encourage the appropriation and acculturalisation of skills
and thereby achieve a true shared approach to hazards and the
reduction of risk from disasters. Disaster risks reduction has to
be integrated to all the strategies and policies of sustainable
development at the national, european and global levels.
Frances scientific and operational expertise allows it to
cooperate in a number of fields:
yy understanding events and the challenges and techniques
available for the reduction of major hazards;
yy planning and urban development;
yy construction;
yy informing populations;
yy training, research and scientific education;
yy education in schools;
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yy safeguarding heritage;
yy tools for surveillance, forecasting and vigilance;
yy putting in place techniques and procedures for feedback;
yy dynamic and evolving hazard management;
yy research into new emerging hazards linked to deteriorating
biodiversity, an increase in the frequency and/or seriousness
of extreme events, etc.
International agreements
and cooperation with other countries
France develops its various efforts to reduce risk and to pre-
vent disasters, wishing, at one and the same time, to make its
actions in these areas complementary to and consistent with its
international and EU commitments and its own policies in these
areas. Today, France thinks thet the Disaster risks prevention
policy has to be integrated at the European council, in order
that the 47 members could appropriate this dimension for their
population safety.
Frances action is in line with the implementation of Hyogo
Framework for Action (2005-2015) whose focal point is the
Secretariat of The International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (SIPC-ISDR) based in Geneva. The country takes part
at the etablishement of a new framework after 2015. Founded
in 2000 by the United Nations, this organisations objective is,
through sustainable development:
yy to build the resilience of nations and communities to disas-
ters by making them aware of the importance of preventing
disasters;
yy understanding problems at world level
yy involving each individual person and each population group
in efforts to reduce all the different types of damage caused
by natural hazards.
The French national contribution:
yy is built around the Advisory Board on the Prevention of Major
Natural Hazards (COPRNM) under the aegis of the Director in
Charge of Major Risks;
yy animated by the French Association for the Prevention of
Natural Disasters (AFPCN).
yy Its secretary is in charged of the general director of the risk
preparedness, delegate to disaster risk, focus point of Hyogo
framework and national agent at the inter agency of united
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Summary
nation for international strategy.
yy Corporate all the public, private or associative organisations
which are involved in France in the reduction of health damages,
economic, environmental or cultural issues and to the resilience
renforcement to disaster risks.
yy Meet for the national meeting for natural hazards (ANRN).
The COPRNM has drawn up a international action strategy in
order to strengthen Frances ability to offer expertise and coo-
peration internationally.
a Beyond Frances borders its embassies and local offices of
the French Development Agency (AFD) are the intermediary
through which offers for French cooperation for the prevention
of risk are made.
yy France is also committed to the Global Facility for Disaster
Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), a partnership founded in
2006 by the World Bank, the United Nations and other stake-
holders that aims to help developing countries to strengthen
their capacity to prevent disasters, adapt to climate change
and rebuild capacity post-disaster. The programme has three
financing tracks:
yy one track supports the international strategy for disaster
reduction;
yy one track supports countries mainstreaming disaster
reduction in their development strategies;
yy one track is the rapid financing of post-disaster recons-
truction in developing countries.
Links for further information
Ministre du Dveloppement durable - www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
Portail de la prvention des risques majeurs - www.prim.net
Prvention des risques majeurs - www.risques.gouv.fr
Observatoire national des risques naturels (ONRN) - www.onrn.fr
Ministre des Affaires trangres - www.diplomatie.gouv.fr
Ministre de lIntrieur - www.interieur.gouv.fr
Association franaise pour la prvention des catastrophes naturelles (AFPCN) - www.afpcn.org
Association franaise du gnie parasismique (AFPS) - www.afps-seisme.org
Bureau de recherches gologiques et minires (BRGM) - www.brgm.fr
Bouclier bleu - www.bouclier-bleu.fr
Centre mditerranen de lenvironnement - www.cme-cpie84.org
Croix-Rouge franaise - www.croix-rouge.fr
cole des ingnieurs de la ville de Paris - www.eivp-paris.fr
Haut comit franais pour la dfense civile - www.hcfdc.org
Information nationale sur la vigilance crues - www.vigicrues.gouv.fr
Institut franais des formateurs - Risques majeurs et protection de lenvironnement (IFFO-RME) - www.iffo-rme.fr
Institut national de lenvironnement industriel et des risques (INERIS) - www.ineris.fr
Institut de physique du globe de Paris - www.ipgp.fr
Institut des risques majeurs (IRMA) - www.irma-grenoble.com
Institut de radioprotection et de sret nuclaire (IRSN) - www.irsn.fr
Mto-France - www.meteo.fr

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Ministre de lcologie,
du Dveloppement durable et de lnergie
Direction gnrale de la Prvention des risques
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