Meetings in district town halls and a crisis exercise simulating a flood of the Seine: as part of the new “resilience strategy” of Paris in the face of risks voted at the next Paris council in mid-November, the Paris town hall will offer residents of the capital a major awareness-raising operation next year. It aims to inform residents in the event of flooding..
The authorities “are ready”
The authorities “are ready, with plans and regular exercises on the Seine, but I would like us to be able to raise awareness among the general population of Paris, to give them the capacity for action by becoming informed and trained”explains the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo. All Parisians will be invited to meetings in district town hallsto explain to them the behavior to adopt in the event of flooding, such as that they should not go down into the car parks in the event of flooding.
An exercise will also be organized “in situ”simulating a flood of the Seine, it could take place in April 2025. Residents will also be made aware of the measures to “improve the resilience of their homes”.
“Develop risk culture”
More broadly, this major resilience plan aims to “develop risk culture”while natural disasters are increasing, as recently in Spain. The plan includes 50 concrete actionsincluding regular crisis exercises with the population, the implementation of a “hot weather” plan to protect people on the streets during heatwaves and the creation of a “resilience campus”.
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