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Every year around the world, major natural and technological phenomena (floods, forest fires, cyclones, technological accidents, etc.) cause disasters that cause considerable damage to human life and property.\u00a0There is broad consensus on the importance of raising public awareness and preparing through effective risk communication.<\/p>\n
This is a global issue, supported by the United Nations in particular through the\u00a0Sendai Framework (2015-2030)<\/a>\u00a0for disaster risk reduction.\u00a0The aim is to reach as many people as possible and to inform and help individuals make an informed decision (by explaining how to understand the alerts, find a refuge area or prepare a kit rescue\u2026)<\/p>\n However, it is recognized that a single tool is not sufficient to reach all audiences;\u00a0it is then a question of building a broader risk prevention communication strategy integrating several awareness-raising measures adapted to the target audience.\u00a0In France,\u00a0\u201cpreventive information\u201d<\/a>\u00a0is one of the pillars of risk prevention: it allows each citizen to be informed of the risks to which they are exposed (through the DICRIM (The document of municipal information on major risks) or the IAL (Information for buyers and tenants) for example).<\/p>\n Since October 1990, the law has required local authorities to put in place various communication measures (municipal documents, posters, meetings, flood markers, etc.) to enable citizens to be aware of the major risks to which they may be exposed. exposed.\u00a0Preventive information thus contains the means of action (good reflexes, identification of warning signs, etc.) that each citizen can put in place before or during an event, thus becoming an actor in their own right.\u00a0The authorities have\u00a0an obligation of means<\/a>\u00a0but not of efficiency.<\/p>\n The format for communicating preventive information and the method of dissemination are not imposed.\u00a0There are a\u00a0variety of tools available to the general public<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0: paper documentation, websites, plays, exhibitions, games.\u00a0The latter have made a breakthrough since 2020: 80% of the 93 games on major risks available in France have been developed over the last three years (source:\u00a0AFPCNT, 2023<\/a>\u00a0).<\/p>\n Risk management stakeholders are in high demand for innovative tools, particularly for young people.\u00a0Indeed, the communication measures currently developed are very oriented towards an adult audience, including games which nevertheless seem to be a natural means of educating young populations.<\/p>\n If natural and technological risks are integrated into school programs throughout the curriculum, there is a lack of tools for putting them into practice: extracting knowledge, ensuring reflexes and good behavior, understanding situations in different contexts, letting freedom be discussion.\u00a0The link between prevention and thematic teaching<\/a>\u00a0may be an opportunity.<\/p>\nGames to make young people aware of the risks<\/strong><\/h4>\n