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15:17, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Disaster damage (Created page with "'''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 relat...")
15:13, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Disaster (Created page with "'''Definition''' A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability, and capacity, leading to one or more of the following: human, material, economic and environmental losses and impacts. '''Source''' UNDRR (2016). Report of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology relating to disaster risk reduction Available at: htt...")
15:02, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Early Warning System (Created page with "'''Definition''' An integrated system of hazard monitoring, forecasting and prediction, disaster risk assessment, communication and preparedness activities systems and processes that enables individuals, communities, governments, businesses and others to take timely action to reduce disaster risks in advance of hazardous events. Multi-hazard early warning systems address several hazards and/or impacts of similar or different type in contexts where hazardous events may...")
14:57, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Exposure (Created page with "'''Definition''' The situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas '''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/exposure '''See also''': System, System of systems|<span style="c...")
14:52, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Geological / Geophysical) Hazards (Created page with "'''Definition''' Geological or geophysical hazards originate from internal earth processes. '''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/hazard '''See also''': Hazard, (Hydrometeorological) Hazards|(Hydrometeorological) Hazards</sp...")
14:51, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Biological) Hazards (Created page with "'''Definition''' A process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation. '''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/hazard '''See also''': Hazard|Hazard<...")
14:49, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Environmental) Hazards (Created page with "'''Definition''' Environmental hazards may include chemical, natural, and biological hazards. They can be created by environmental degradation or physical or chemical pollution in the air, water, and soil. However, many of the processes and phenomena that fall into this category may be termed drivers of hazard and risk rather than hazards in themselves, such as soil degradation, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, salinization, and sea-level rise. '''Source''' UNDRR...")
14:48, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Technological) Hazards (Created page with "'''Definition''' Technological hazards originate from technological or industrial conditions, dangerous procedures, infrastructure failures or specific human activities. '''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/hazard '''See also''': Hazard Back to '''Defi...")
14:46, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Hydrometeorological) Hazards (Created page with "'''Definition''' Hydrometeorological hazards are of atmospheric, hydrological, or oceanographic origin. '''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/hazard '''See also''': Hazard Back to '''Definitions'''")
14:45, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Natural) Hazards (Created page with "'''Definition''' Hazards that are predominantly associated with natural processes and phenomena. '''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/hazard '''See also''': Hazard Back to '''Definitions'''")
14:44, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (External) Hazards (Created page with "'''Definition''' Hazards originating from sources located outside the site area of interest '''Source''' International Atomic Energy Agency. SSG-3. (2010). Development and application of Level 1 probabilistic safety assessment for nuclear power plants, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2010, 215 pp, IAEA safety standards series, ISBN 978–92–0–114509–3 '''See also''': Hazard Back to '''Definitions'''")
14:39, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Anthropogenic) Hazards (Created page with "'''Definition''' Hazards that are induced entirely or predominantly by human activities and choices. This term does not typically include the occurrence or risk of armed conflicts and other situations of social instability or tension which are subject to international humanitarian law and national legislation. '''Source''' UNDRR (2016). Report of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology relating to disaster risk reduction Av...")
14:37, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Hazard (Created page with "'''Definition''' A process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation. '''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/hazard '''See also''': (Anthropogenic) Hazards|<span style="color:...")
14:29, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Economic) loss (Created page with "'''Definition''' Total economic impact that consists of direct economic loss and indirect economic loss. '''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/economic-loss '''See also''': (Economic) loss, (Direct economic) loss|<span style="color: fu...")
14:27, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Direct economic) loss (Created page with "'''Definition''' The monetary value of total or partial destruction of physical assets existing in the affected area. Direct economic loss is nearly equivalent to physical damage. Direct economic losses usually happen during the event or within the first few hours after the event and are often assessed soon after the event to estimate recovery cost and claim insurance payments. These are tangible and relatively easy to measure. '''Source''' UNDRR (2016). Report of t...")
14:25, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Indirect economic) loss (Created page with "'''Definition''' A decline in economic value added as a consequence of direct economic loss and/or human and environmental impacts. Indirect economic loss includes microeconomic impacts (e.g., revenue declines owing to business interruption), mesoeconomic impacts (e.g., revenue declines owing to impacts on natural assets, interruptions to supply chains or temporary unemployment) and macroeconomic impacts (e.g., price increases, increases in government debt, negative im...")
14:20, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Multi-Hazard (Created page with "'''Definition''' The selection of multiple major hazards that the country faces, and the specific contexts where hazardous events may occur simultaneously, cascadingly or cumulatively over time, and taking into account the potential interrelated effects '''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/hazard '''S...")
13:28, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Preparedness (Created page with "'''Definition''' The knowledge and capacities developed by governments, response and recovery organizations, communities, and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from the impacts of likely, imminent, or current disasters. '''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/preparedness ''...")
13:24, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Residual) Risk (Created page with "'''Definition''' The disaster risk that remains in unmanaged form, even when effective disaster risk reduction measures are in place, and for which emergency response and recovery capacities must be maintained. '''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/residual-risk '''See also''': Disaster Risk|<span st...")
13:21, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Resilience (Created page with "'''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 disas...")
13:17, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Vulnerability (Created page with "'''Definition''' The conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes which increase the susceptibility of an individual, a community, assets, or systems to the impacts of hazards. '''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/capacity '''See also''': Disaster Risk|...")
13:09, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Coping) capacity (Created page with "'''Definition''' The ability of people, organizations and systems, using available skills and resources, to manage adverse conditions, risk or disasters. The capacity to cope requires continuing awareness, resources and good management, both in normal times as well as during disasters or adverse conditions. Coping capacities contribute to the reduction of disaster risks '''Source''' UNDRR (2016). Report of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indic...")
13:05, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Capacity (Created page with "'''Definition''' The combination of all the strengths, attributes, and resources available within an organisation, community, or society to manage and reduce disaster risks and strengthen resilience. '''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/capacity '''See also''': Disaster Risk|<span style="color: fuch...")
11:40, 8 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page MediaWiki:Tweeki-navbar-brand (Created page with " File:logo.png")
16:36, 7 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs performed unknown action "review/approve" on Adaptation Tipping Point ([Accuracy: Spot checked])
16:34, 7 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs performed unknown action "review/unapprove" on Adaptation Tipping Point
16:37, 4 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Pathways Generator (Created page with " '''Latest Version''': 2017 '''Access''': Freely available to download from website '''Link''': https://publicwiki.deltares.nl/display/AP/Pathways+Generator '''Organisation(s) / Author(s)''': [https://www.deltares.nl/en/ Deltares], [https://sites.google.com/site/carthagowebsite/ Carthago Consultancy] '''Description''' '''Technical considerations''' The Pathways Generator is available to download from the [https://publicwiki.deltares.nl/display/AP/Pathways+Genera...")
13:56, 4 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Oasis Loss Modelling Framework (Created page with " '''Year of publication''': '''Access''': Open access '''Link''': https://oasislmf.org/, https://oasislmf.github.io/ '''Organisation(s) / Author(s)''': Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione di Bologna, Italy; School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, UK; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione di Roma, Italy; UK Meteorological Office '''Description''' Framework for probabilistic hazard assessment of lahars with...")
14:15, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Societal) Robustness (Created page with "'''Definition''' Robustness of a system of systems might be maximized using different perspectives: a "social planner's perspective" might want to maximize the welfare for the entire system, while a 'pragmatists perspective' might be accounting for the power dynamics. '''Source''' Gold, D. F., Reed, P. M., Gorelick, D. E., & Characklis, G. W. (2022). Power and Pathways: Exploring Robustness, Cooperative Stability, and Power Relationships in Regional Infrastructure Inv...")
14:13, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Robustness Conflicts (Created page with "'''Definition''' The existence of unacceptable compromises to some cooperating actors in a strategy (e.g., for risk management). '''Source''' Based on: Beh, E.H.Y., Zheng, F., Dandy, G.C., Maier, H.R., & Kapelan, Z. (2017). Robust optimization of water infrastructure planning under deep uncertainty using metamodels, Environmental Modelling & Software, 93, 92 – 105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.03.013 '''See also''': Robustness; (Societal) Robustne...")
14:10, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Robustness (Created page with "'''Definition''' The insensitivity [of a system] to future conditions and the ability to perform satisfactorily over a broad range of future conditions. '''Source''' Based on: Beh, E.H.Y., Zheng, F., Dandy, G.C., Maier, H.R., & Kapelan, Z. (2017). Robust optimization of water infrastructure planning under deep uncertainty using metamodels, Environmental Modelling & Software, 93, 92 – 105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.03.013 '''See also''': Robustness C...")
14:06, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Compound) Relationships (Created page with "'''Definition''' Two different natural hazards that impact the same time period and spatial area. Compound hazards can have a footprint with spatial and temporal characteristics that differs from the component single hazards. '''Source''' Tilloy, A., Malamud, B., & Joly-Laugel, A. (2021). A Methodology for the Spatiotemporal Identification of Compound Hazards: Wind and Precipitation Extremes in Great Britain (1979–2019). Earth System Dynamics Discussions, 1-45. Zsc...")
14:03, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Amplification) Relationship (Created page with "'''Definition''' The occurrence of one hazard can increase the likelihood and/or magnitude of additional hazards in the future (e.g., forest fires can amplify the triggering of debris flows during heavy rain). '''Source''' Ciurean, R., Gill, J.C., Reeves, H., O’Grady, S.K., Donald, K., & Aldridge, T. (2018). Review of multi-hazards research and risk assessments, British Geological Survey Engineering Geology & Infrastructure Programme. Open Report OR/18/057, 109 pp....")
14:02, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Triggering) Relationship (Created page with "'''Definition''' One hazard causing another hazard to occur Any natural hazard might trigger zero, one, or more secondary natural hazards, with these being either the same or different from the primary hazard. '''Source''' Ciurean, R., Gill, J.C., Reeves, H., O’Grady, S.K., Donald, K., & Aldridge, T. (2018). Review of multi-hazards research and risk assessments, British Geological Survey Engineering Geology & Infrastructure Programme. Open Report OR/18/057, 109 pp....")
12:42, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Systemic) Risk (Created page with "'''Definition''' Risk of a ‘System’ due to interaction effects of elements of a system. '''Source''' [https://www.myriadproject.eu/ MYRIAD-EU] UNDRR (2022). Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: Our World at Risk: Transforming Governance for a Resilient Future. Geneva, https://www.undrr.org/gar2022-our-world-risk#container-downloads '''See also''': (Individual) Risk; System; Systemic Perspective Back to '''Definitions'''")
12:35, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Individual) Risk (Created blank page)
12:27, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Emergent) Risk (Created page with "'''Definition''' A risk that arises from the intersection of phenomena in a complex system. For example, risk caused when geographic shifts in human population in response to climate change lead to increased vulnerability and exposure of populations in the receiving region. '''Source''' Oppenheimer, M., M. Campos, R.Warren, J. Birkmann, G. Luber, B. O’Neill, and K. Takahashi, 2014: Emergent risks and key vulnerabilities. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation...")
12:25, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Probabilistic) Risk (Created page with "'''Definition''' The consideration of all possible scenarios, their likelihood, and associated impacts. This method contains the idea of uncertainty because it incorporates the concept of randomness. '''Source''' PreventionWeb (2015). Deterministic and probabilistic risk. Available at: https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/deterministic-probablistic-risk OECD (2012). Disaster Risk Assessment and Risk Financing A G20/OECD Methodologica...")
12:23, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Deterministic) Risk (Created page with "'''Definition''' Deterministic risk considers the impact of a single risk scenario (as opposed to probabilistic risk). Assessments of deterministic risk therefore provide a single point estimate of risk at a site of concern. '''Source''' PreventionWeb (2015). Deterministic and probabilistic risk. Available at: https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/deterministic-probablistic-risk OECD (2012). Disaster Risk Assessment and Risk Financing...")
12:17, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Risk Dynamics (Created page with "'''Definition''' A term used to encompass the interrelationships between and evolution through time of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability, and underlying risk drivers '''Source''' [https://www.myriadproject.eu/ MYRIAD-EU] '''See also''': [https://www.undrr.org/terminology/disaster-risk Disaster Risk]; [https://www.undrr.org/terminology/disaster-risk-reduction Disaster Risk Reduction] Back to '''Definitions'''")
12:14, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Risk Perception (Created page with "'''Definition''' The subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk. '''Source''' IPCC (2022). Annex II – Glossary. In IPCC (2022) Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Available at https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/ '''See also''': [https://www.undrr.org/terminology/disaster-risk Disaster Risk] Back to '''Definitions'''")
12:07, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Probable Maximum Loss (Created page with "'''Definition''' The maximum loss that an insurer would be expected to incur on a policy. '''Source''' Society of Actuaries (2022) Probable Maximum Loss. Available at: https://actuarialtoolkit.soa.org/tool/glossary/probable-maximum-loss-pml Back to '''Definitions'''")
12:06, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Probabilistic Event Modelling (Created page with "'''Definition''' Modelling a series of simulated events, accounting for the probability of those events over time (stochastic event set) or using the classical method (probabilistic model). '''Source''' [https://www.myriadproject.eu/ MYRIAD-EU] Work Package 5 Back to '''Definitions'''")
12:04, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page (Adaptation) Pathways (Created page with "'''Definition''' A series of adaptation choices involving trade-offs between short-term and long-term goals and values. These are processes of deliberation to identify solutions that are meaningful to people in the context of their daily lives and to avoid potential maladaptation. '''Source''' IPCC (2022). Annex II – Glossary. In IPCC (2022) Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Available at https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/ '''See also''...")
12:02, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Pathway (Created page with "'''Definition''' The temporal evolution of natural and/or human systems towards a future state. '''Note''': Pathway concepts range from sets of quantitative and qualitative scenarios or narratives of potential futures to solution-oriented decision-making processes to achieve desirable societal goals. Pathway approaches typically focus on biophysical, techno-economic, and/or socio-behavioural trajectories and involve various dynamics, goals, and actors across different...")
11:57, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Paired Disaster Study (Created page with "'''Definition''' A type of empirical case study, that analyses changing conditions, and changes in the impacts of consecutive disasters that occurred in the same region over time. '''Source''' Kreibich, H., Di Baldassarre, G., Vorogushyn, S., Aerts, J.C., Apel, H., Aronica, G.T., Arnbjerg‐Nielsen, K., Bouwer, L. M., Bubeck, P., Caloiero, T., Chinh, D. T., Cortès, M., Gain, A. K., Giampá, V., Kuhlicke, C, Kundzewicz, Z. W., Llasat, M.C., Mård, J., Matczak, P., Maz...")
11:48, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Opportunity Tipping Points (Created page with "'''Definition''' Points at which a particular action becomes feasible or attractive, for example because of lower costs of actions or technical developments. '''Source''' Haasnoot, M., Warren, A., & Kwakkel, J. H. (2019). Dynamic adaptive policy pathways (DAPP). In Decision making under deep uncertainty (pp. 71-92). Springer '''See also''': Adaptation Back to '''Definitions'''")
11:43, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Nature-Based Solutions (Created page with "'''Definition''' Actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits. '''Source''' IUCN (2021) Nature-Based Solutions. Available at: https://www.iucn.org/commissions/commission-ecosystem-management/our-work/nature-based-solutions Back to '''Definitions'''")
11:41, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page Natural Resources (Created page with "'''Definition''' Actual or potential sources of wealth that occur in a natural state, such as timber, water, fertile land, wildlife and minerals. '''Source''' PEDRR (2010) Glossary. Available at: https://pedrr.org/glossary/ Back to '''Definitions'''")
11:39, 1 July 2022 Myriad-admin talk contribs created page NATECH Events (Created page with "'''Definition''' Technological accidents triggered by a natural hazard or disaster which result in consequences involving hazardous substances (e.g., fire, explosion, toxic release) '''Source''' European Commission Joint Research Centre (2021). eNatech: Natural hazard-triggered technological accidents database. Available at: https://enatech.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ '''See also''': [https://www.undrr.org/terminology/hazard Hazard]; (Cascading) Hazard Back to '''Defi...")