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Definition

Risk generated from multiple hazards and the interrelationships between these hazards (but not considering interrelationships on the vulnerability level).

Source

Zschau. (2017). Where are we with multihazards, multirisks assessment capacities?, in: Science for disaster risk management 2017: knowing better and losing less, edited by: Poljansek, K., Marin Ferrer, M., De Groeve, T., and Clark, I., European Union, Brussels, Belgium

Available at: https://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/portals/0/Knowledge/ScienceforDRM/ch02/ch02_subch0205.pdf

See also: Hazard, Hazard Interrelationships, Vulnerability, Disaster Risk

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