Glossary Term

Disaster risk

The potential disaster losses in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets, and services, which could occur to a particular community or a society over some specified future time period.

Term Info

Source

UNISDR. (2009). UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction. UNISDR.

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Acceptable risk All-hazards Climate risk Disaster Disaster preparedness Disaster response Disaster risk management Disaster risk reduction Extensive risk Intensive risk National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Prospective disaster risk management Residual risk Risk Risk assessment Risk management Risk transfer Risk-informed planning Slow-onset disaster Sudden-onset disaster Vulnerability Vulnerable groups