France Finalizing Crisis Preparedness Booklet for Citizens
The guide, part of a national resilience strategy, will address responses to emergencies like industrial accidents and epidemics but avoids war preparation.
- The French government is developing a crisis preparedness booklet to guide citizens on responding to emergencies such as industrial accidents, natural disasters, and cyberattacks.
- The initiative is led by the Secrétariat général de la défense et de la sécurité nationale (SGDSN) and is expected to be finalized by spring 2025.
- This effort is part of the 'national resilience strategy' launched in 2022, which aims to enhance collective preparedness and resilience across the country.
- Unlike Sweden's recent war-focused brochures, the French booklet explicitly avoids preparing citizens for armed conflict.
- The booklet also aims to encourage public engagement, urging citizens to join roles like the military reserve, civil security, or other public service capacities.
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