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Hazard
From Disaster Risk Gateway
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, (Biological) Hazards, (Environmental) Hazards, (Geological / Geophysical) Hazards, (Hydrometeorological) Hazards, (Natural) Hazards, (Technological) Hazards
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