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Law No. 04-20 relative to the Prevention of Major Risks and the Management of Catastrophes in the Framework of Sustainable Development

2004LegislativeAdaptation, Disaster Risk ManagementMore details
Sectors: LULUCF, Water

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.

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Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

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