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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.}} | {{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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+ | ==== Ontario (Canada) ==== | ||
+ | {{definition|Mitigation are actions taken to reduce the adverse impacts of an [[Emergency|emergency]] or [[Disaster|disaster]]. <ref>[https://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/emcommunity/response_resources/GlossaryOfTerms/glossary_of_terms.html Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms ]</ref>}} | ||
+ | Such actions may include diversion or containment measures to lessen the impacts of a flood or a spill.<br /> | ||
+ | {{definition|Atténuation: mesures prises afin de réduire les effets d’une situation d’urgence ou d’un sinistre. <ref>[https://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/emcommunity/response_resources/GlossaryOfTerms/glossary_of_terms.html Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms ]</ref>}} | ||
+ | Il peut s’agir notamment de mesures de confinement ou de détournement afin de réduire l’impact d’une inondation ou d’un déversement accidentel. | ||
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Revision as of 00:44, 24 May 2015
Contents
Definitions
European Definitions
The EU EURAM project defined Risk mitigation as:
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
Australia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
United States
DHS
NIST
NIMS
Other Definitions
Ontario (Canada)
Such actions may include diversion or containment measures to lessen the impacts of a flood or a spill.
Il peut s’agir notamment de mesures de confinement ou de détournement afin de réduire l’impact d’une inondation ou d’un déversement accidentel.
Standard Definition
ISO/PAS 22399:2007
See also
Notes
- ↑ EU EURAM project
- ↑ 2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction
- ↑ Australian Emergency Management Glossary, Emergency Management Australia (1998)
- ↑ Developing National Information Security Strategy for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia NISS draft 7
- ↑ DHS Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition, September 2010
- ↑ National Incident Management Plan (core)
- ↑ Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms
- ↑ Province of Ontario’s Emergency Management Glossary of Terms
- ↑ ISO/PAS 22399:2007 Societal security - Guideline for incident preparedness and operational continuity management.