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European Definitions
European Commission
[Risk] scenario is a representation of one single-risk or multi-risk situation leading to significant impacts, selected for the purpose of assessing in more detail a particular type of risk for which it is representative, or constitutes an informative example or illustration. [1]
DIESIS project
The DIESIS project [2] gives the following definition:
A scenario consists of a CI model, the initial states of all components and the scenario behaviour that describes the events that happen within the scenario.
Other International Definitions
National Definitions
Canada
A hypothetical situation or chain of events that depicts an incident, emergency or crisis and that is delivered to exercise players through a narrative to guide simulation during an exercise.
Situation ou série d’événements hypothétiques décrivant un incident, une urgence ou une crise qui est présentée aux participants sous forme de récit afin de diriger la simulation lors d’un exercice. [3]
Situation ou série d’événements hypothétiques décrivant un incident, une urgence ou une crise qui est présentée aux participants sous forme de récit afin de diriger la simulation lors d’un exercice. [3]
Germany
A scenario is a situation or a sequence of events requiring a response from those participating in the exercise. [4]
United States
NERC
A scenario is a possible event. [5]
DHS
Scenario is a hypothetical situation comprised of a hazard, an entity impacted by that hazard, and associated conditions including consequences when appropriate. [6]
Standard Definition
Discussion Topic
A postulated sequence or development of events. - Oxford Dictionary.
See also
Notes
- Jump up ↑ European Commission, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER Risk Assessment and Mapping Guidelines for Disaster Management, SEC(2010)1626 final, Brussels, 21.12.2010
- Jump up ↑ http://www.diesis-project.eu/
- Jump up ↑ Vocabulaire de la gestion des urgencies/Emergency Management Emergency Management Vocabulary 281 (2012)
- Jump up ↑ IT Emergency and Crisis Exercises in Critical Infrastructures, BMI - Federal Ministry of the Interior (2007)
- Jump up ↑ NERC Glossary of Terms, May 2015
- Jump up ↑ DHS Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition, September 2010