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The term is related to the term "disaster management" or "crisis management".
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Other International Definitions
UNISDR
The organization and management of resources and responsibilities for addressing all aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and initial recovery steps [1].
UNISDR considers a crisis or emergency as a threatening condition that requires urgent action. Effective emergency action can avoid the escalation of an event into a disaster. Emergency management involves plans and institutional arrangements to engage and guide the efforts of government, non-government, voluntary and private agencies in comprehensive and coordinated ways to respond to the entire spectrum of emergency needs.
National Definitions
The coordination and integration of all activities necessary to build, sustain and improve the capabilities to prepare for, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual disasters or emergencies, regardless of cause.[2]
Standard Definition
See also
Notes
- ↑ 2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction
- ↑ DHS, Lexicon, October 23, 2007, p. 9
