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Mutually reliant relationship between entities (objects, individuals, or groups) <ref name="DHSLex"> [http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs-risk-lexicon-2010.pdf DHS Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition, September 2010]</ref>. The degree of interdependency does not need to be equal in both directions. For example, the Energy Sector depends on a functioning Water Sector for successful day-to-day operations, just as the Water Sector needs energy to effectively manage water and wastewater systems <ref name="fema"> [http://emilms.fema.gov/IS921/921_Toolkit/index.htm Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Toolkit (Glossary), US Department of Homeland Security]</ref>.
  
 
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Revision as of 13:12, 18 May 2014

Definitions

Official European Definition

National Definitions

USA

Mutually reliant relationship between entities (objects, individuals, or groups) [1]. The degree of interdependency does not need to be equal in both directions. For example, the Energy Sector depends on a functioning Water Sector for successful day-to-day operations, just as the Water Sector needs energy to effectively manage water and wastewater systems [2].

Germany

Interdependency is the complete or partial mutual dependency of several goods or services [3].


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