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The subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk.
The subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk.


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Available at https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/
Available at https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/


'''See also''': [[Disaster Risk|<span style="color: fuchsia">Disaster Risk</span>]]
'''See also''': [[Disaster Risk|<span style="color: fuchsia">Disaster Risk</span>]]


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Latest revision as of 11:51, 26 July 2022

Definition

The subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk.

Source

IPCC (2022). Annex II: Glossary [Möller, V, J.B.R. Matthews, R. van Diemen, C. Méndez, S. Semenov, J.S. Fuglestvedt, A. Reisinger (eds.)]. In: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [H.-O. Pörtner, D.C. Roberts, M. Tignor, E.S. Poloczanska, K. Mintenbeck, A. Alegría, M. Craig, S. Langsdorf, S. Löschke, V. Möller, A. Okem, B. Rama (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press. In Press.

Available at https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/

See also: Disaster Risk

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