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{{definition|Application of [[measure]] or [[measure|measures]] to reduce the [[likelihood]] of an unwanted occurrence and/or its [[consequence|consequences]] <ref name="DHSLex"> [http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs-risk-lexicon-2010.pdf DHS Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition, September 2010]</ref>.}} | {{definition|Application of [[measure]] or [[measure|measures]] to reduce the [[likelihood]] of an unwanted occurrence and/or its [[consequence|consequences]] <ref name="DHSLex"> [http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs-risk-lexicon-2010.pdf DHS Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition, September 2010]</ref>.}} | ||
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| − | {{definition|Prioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk -reducing [[control|controls]]/[[countermeasure|countermeasures]] recommended from the [[ | + | {{definition|Prioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk-reducing [[control|controls]]/[[countermeasure|countermeasures]] recommended from the [[Risk Management|risk management]] process. (Source: CNSSI-4009; NIST SP 800-30; NIST SP 800-39)}} |
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| + | {{definition|Activities providing a critical foundation in the effort to reduce the loss of life and property from natural and/or manmade [[disaster|disasters]] by avoiding or lessening the [[impact]] of a [[disaster]] and providing value to the public by creating safer communities<ref> [http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdf National Incident Management Plan (core)]</ref>. Mitigation seeks to fix the cycle of disaster [[damage]], reconstruction, and repeated damage. These activities or actions, in most cases, will have a long-term sustained effect.}} | ||
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===Standard Definition=== | ===Standard Definition=== | ||
Revision as of 22:38, 30 March 2015
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Definitions
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
United States
DHS
Application of measure or measures to reduce the likelihood of an unwanted occurrence and/or its consequences [3].
NIST
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)
NIMS
Activities providing a critical foundation in the effort to reduce the loss of life and property from natural and/or manmade disasters by avoiding or lessening the impact of a disaster and providing value to the public by creating safer communities[4]. Mitigation seeks to fix the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. These activities or actions, in most cases, will have a long-term sustained effect.
