Impact
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The term is strongly related to the term "Consequence" and further work is needed in order to distinguish between the two terms. The term Severity is also used as a synonym.
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Definitions
European Definitions
Severity is the impact of the disruption or destruction of a particular infrastructure, with reference to (1) public effect (number of members of the population affected); (2) economic effect (significance of economic loss and/or degradation of products or services); (3) environmental effect; (4) political effects; (5) psychological effects; and (6) public health consequences.[1]
The strong and noticeable effect or influence on something or someone. In the context with CBRN often used to describe the effect of a CBRN release [2].
Other International Definitions
National Definitions
France
(Unofficial translation) Predictable effects of a successful attack on a target. They are estimated in terms of activities’ degradation for the country or of riskiness for the population.
The French original version is:
Impacts (ou conséquences dommageables): effets prévisibles d’une agression réussie sur une cible, estimés en termes d’atteinte aux activités du pays ou de danger pour la population. [3].
Netherlands
As part of the Methodology for National Risk Assessment (Dutch: NRB-methodiek, the Netherlands has defined a set of impact assessment criteria:
- Territorial Security: 1.1 - infringement of the integrity of the Dutch territory; 1.2 - infringement of the integrity of the international position of The Netherlands
- Physical Security: 2.1 - casualties; 2.2 - seriously wounded and chronically ill people; 2.3 - suffering of people (lack of primary supplies such as drinking water, food, medicine)
- Economic Security: 3.1 - costs
- Ecological Safety: 4.1 - long duration infringement of the environment and nature (flora and fauna)
- Social and Cultural stability: 5.1 - disrupted daily life; 5.2 - infringement of the democratic constitutional state; 5.3 - social-psychological impact
United Kingdom (UK)
For the approach of the UK regarding impact assessment, refer to Criticality Scale.
Standard Definition
See also
Notes
- ↑ EC COM(2006) 787 final, Directive of the Council on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection, EC, Brussels 12.12.2006.
- ↑ European Commission's CBRN Glossary, 2012
- ↑ INSTRUCTION GENERALE INTERMINISTERIELLE RELATIVE A LA SECURITE DES ACTIVITES D’IMPORTANCE VITALE N°6600/SGDSN/PSE/PSN du 7 janvier 2014, PREMIER MINISTRE, SECRETARIAT GENERAL DE LA DEFENSE ET DE LA SECURITE NATIONALE, Direction Protection et Sécurité de l’Etat N° NOR: PRMD1400503J