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Halidou KAFANDO.

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The study assessed the level of knowledge of primary school pupils in the Ouagagadougou municipality about the impacts of flooding. In a context marked by an intensification of the impacts of the phenomena resulting from climate change and low levels of formal education, the aim of this article is to assess pupils' knowledge of flood impact prevention and risk management. Furthermore, it assessed pupils' understanding of the impacts of flooding, including the loss of life, animals and property, the risks to their safety, the disruption to daily life and the environmental impact. To achieve this, we developed a questionnaire adapted to the level of the pupils. The questions cover the definition, causes and impacts of flooding, as well as pupils' vulnerability to the effects of flooding, their level of training and awareness of disaster risk reduction. The questionnaire was developed on the KoboToolbox platform and deployed on smartphones using the KoboCollect application. A total of 387 pupils were surveyed, including 193 boys and 194 girls. The classes surveyed were year 4, year 5 and year6. Analysis of the pupils' results shows that they have a vague but very accurate knowledge of the definition, causes and impacts of flooding. For 95%. 76.44% and 98% respectively answered correctly to the definition, causes and impacts of flooding. These results bear witness to school initiatives to raise awareness of disaster risks. However, this work shows that the authorities must not only raise awareness but also integrate disaster risk reduction into the curriculum in order to prepare future generations to mitigate the effects of disasters. Key words: Raising awareness, Impact of flooding, Pupils, Primary school, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

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