(Hazard Impact) Mitigation
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. In IPCC (2022) Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/
UNDRR (2016) Mitigation
See also: Exposure; Hazard; Vulnerability; Disaster Risk Reduction
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