Disasters create political pressure to act. Hardly have the flames been extinguished before debates begin about reconstruction programs, new regulations and state aid. This mechanism is understandable, but it carries the risk that decisions will be made under the immediate impact of the moment. This is precisely what Didier Chautard, mayor of the small municipality of Saumos in the Gironde department, warns against. At the end of July, one of the most devastating forest fires in French history broke out there. In an open letter to President Emmanuel Macron, members ...
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