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Definition

The lessening of the potential adverse impacts of a hazardous event (including those that are human-induced) through actions that reduce hazard, exposure and vulnerability.

Thus, an initial impact can trigger other phenomena that lead to consequences with significant magnitudes.

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/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGII_Annex-II.pdf

UNDRR (2016) Mitigation

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 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/
+Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGII_Annex-II.pdf
 UNDRR (2016) [https://www.undrr.org/terminology/mitigation Mitigation]
-'''See also''': [[Exposure|<span style="color: fuchsia">Exposure</span>]]; [[Hazard|<span style="color: fuchsia">Hazard</span>]]; [[Vulnerability|<span style="color: fuchsia">Vulnerability</span>]]; [[Disaster Risk Reduction|<span style="color: fuchsia">Disaster Risk Reduction</span>]]
+'''See also''': [[Exposure|<span style="color: fuchsia">Exposure</span>]], [[Hazard|<span style="color: fuchsia">Hazard</span>]], [[Vulnerability|<span style="color: fuchsia">Vulnerability</span>]], [[Disaster Risk Reduction|<span style="color: fuchsia">Disaster Risk Reduction</span>]]
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