The Law establishes the legal framework for disaster prevention and disaster risk management in Algeria. This Law is not limited to climate change-related risks, but explicitly includes climatic risks, and climate related areas (notably flooding and forest fires), in addition to other non-climate related disasters.
Law No. 04-20 relative to the Prevention of Major Risks and the Management of Catastrophes in the Framework of Sustainable Development
Summary
Documents
About this law
Year
2004
Most recent update
29/12/2004
Geography
Response areas
Adaptation, Disaster Risk Management
Sectors
LULUCF, Water
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