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Preventive Resettlement of Populations at Risk of Disaster - GFDRR

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tentially harm exposed people, property, services, livelihoods<br />

and the environment on which they depend.<br />

<strong>Risk</strong> management<br />

The system<strong>at</strong>ic approach and practice <strong>of</strong> managing uncertainty<br />

to minimize potential harm and loss.<br />

<strong>Risk</strong> transfer<br />

The process <strong>of</strong> formally or informally shifting the financial<br />

consequences <strong>of</strong> particular risks from one party to<br />

another whereby a household, community, enterprise<br />

or st<strong>at</strong>e authority will obtain resources from the other<br />

party after a disaster occurs, in exchange for ongoing<br />

or compens<strong>at</strong>ory social or financial benefits provided to<br />

th<strong>at</strong> other party.<br />

Socio-n<strong>at</strong>ural hazard<br />

The phenomenon <strong>of</strong> increased occurrence <strong>of</strong> certain<br />

geophysical and hydrometeorological hazard events,<br />

such as landslides, flooding, land subsidence and<br />

drought, th<strong>at</strong> arise from the interaction <strong>of</strong> n<strong>at</strong>ural hazards<br />

with overexploited or degraded land and environmental<br />

resources.<br />

Structural and non-structural measures<br />

Structural measures: Any physical construction to reduce<br />

or avoid possible impacts <strong>of</strong> hazards, or applic<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

<strong>of</strong> engineering techniques to achieve hazard resistance<br />

and resilience in structures or systems. Non-structural<br />

measures: Any measure not involving physical construction<br />

th<strong>at</strong> uses knowledge, practice or agreement to<br />

reduce risks and impacts, in particular through policies<br />

and laws, public awareness raising, training and educ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

Sustainable development<br />

Development th<strong>at</strong> meets the needs <strong>of</strong> the present without<br />

compromising the ability <strong>of</strong> future gener<strong>at</strong>ions to<br />

meet their own needs.<br />

Technological hazard<br />

A hazard origin<strong>at</strong>ing from technological or industrial<br />

conditions, including accidents, dangerous procedures,<br />

infrastructure failures or specific human activities, th<strong>at</strong><br />

may cause loss <strong>of</strong> life, injury, illness or other health impacts,<br />

property damage, loss <strong>of</strong> livelihoods and services,<br />

social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.<br />

Vulnerability<br />

The characteristics and circumstances <strong>of</strong> a community,<br />

system or asset th<strong>at</strong> make it susceptible to the damaging<br />

effects <strong>of</strong> a hazard.<br />

Glossary<br />

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