Mitigation
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European Definitions
The EU EURAM project defined Risk mitigation as:
Action of reducing a risk by implementing security controls, taking assurance measures, avoiding the risk, or transferring the risk to another party.[1].
Other International Definitions
UNISDR
The adverse impacts of hazards often cannot be prevented fully, but their scale or severity can be substantially lessened by various strategies and actions. Mitigation measures encompass engineering techniques and hazard-resistant construction as well as improved environmental policies and public awareness. It should be noted that in climate change policy, “mitigation” is defined differently, being the term used for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions that are the source of climate change.
National Definitions
USA
Application of measure or measures to reduce the likelihood of an unwanted occurrence and/or its consequences [3].
Prioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk -reducing controls/countermeasures recommended from the risk management process. (Source: CNSSI-4009; NIST SP 800-30; NIST SP 800-39)