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Disaster damage occurs during and immediately after the disaster. This is usually measured in physical units (e.g., square meters of housing, kilometres of roads, etc.), and describes the total or partial destruction of physical assets, the disruption of basic services and damages to sources of livelihood in the affected area. | Disaster damage occurs during and immediately after the disaster. This is usually measured in physical units (e.g., square meters of housing, kilometres of roads, etc.), and describes the total or partial destruction of physical assets, the disruption of basic services and damages to sources of livelihood in the affected area. | ||
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Available at: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/disaster | Available at: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/disaster | ||
'''See also''': [[(Direct economic) loss|<span style="color: | '''See also''': [[(Direct economic) loss|<span style="color: var(--myriad-pink)">(Direct economic) loss</span>]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 23 January 2025
Definition
Disaster damage occurs during and immediately after the disaster. This is usually measured in physical units (e.g., square meters of housing, kilometres of roads, etc.), and describes the total or partial destruction of physical assets, the disruption of basic services and damages to sources of livelihood in the affected area.
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/disaster
See also: (Direct economic) loss
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