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{{definition|Risk reduction is an activity to lower the probability and lessen negative consequences, or both of these parameters linked to risk.<ref>[http://www.govcert.cz/download/nodeid-1143/ Act  No. 181 of 23 July 2014 On Cyber Security and Change of Related Acts (Act on Cyber Security)]</ref>}}
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Činnosti ke snížení pravděpodobnosti, negativních následků nebo obou těchto parametrů spojených s rizikem.<br />
 
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{{definition|Decrease in risk through risk avoidance, risk control or [[Risk Transfer|risk transfer]] <ref name="DHSLex"> [http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs-risk-lexicon-2010.pdf DHS Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition, September 2010]</ref>.}}
 
{{definition|Decrease in risk through risk avoidance, risk control or [[Risk Transfer|risk transfer]] <ref name="DHSLex"> [http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs-risk-lexicon-2010.pdf DHS Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition, September 2010]</ref>.}}
 
  
 
===Standard Definition===
 
===Standard Definition===

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This term is closely related to the term "Risk Treatment".

Definitions

European Definitions

Other International Definitions

UNISDR

UNISDR defines (disaster) risk reduction as the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events [1].

The term “disaster reduction” is also sometimes used.

National Definitions

Czech Republic

Risk reduction is an activity to lower the probability and lessen negative consequences, or both of these parameters linked to risk.[2]

Činnosti ke snížení pravděpodobnosti, negativních následků nebo obou těchto parametrů spojených s rizikem.

United States

Decrease in risk through risk avoidance, risk control or risk transfer [3].

Standard Definition

See also

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