Disaster Risk Reduction

Definition

Preventing new and reducing existing disaster risk and managing residual risk, all of which contribute to strengthening resilience and therefore to the achievement of sustainable development.

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/disaster-risk-reduction

See also: Disaster Risk, (Residual) Risk, Resilience, Sustainable Development

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