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The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform, and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including
The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform, and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including
through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management.
through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management.
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Available at: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/resilience
Available at: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/resilience


'''See also''': [[Disaster Risk Management|<span style="color: fuchsia">Disaster Risk Management</span>]]
'''See also''': [[Disaster Risk Management|<span style="color: var(--myriad-pink)">Disaster Risk Management</span>]]


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Definition

The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform, and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management.

Source

UNDRR (2016). Report of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology relating to disaster risk reduction

Available at: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/resilience

See also: Disaster Risk Management

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