(Hazard Impact) Mitigation

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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. 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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