Scenario
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Definitions
European Definitions
European Commission
[Risk] scenario is a representation of one single-risk or multi-risk situation leading to significant impacts, selected for the purpose of assessing in more detail a particular type of risk for which it is representative, or constitutes an informative example or illustration. [1]
DIESIS project
The DIESIS project [2] gives the following definition:
A scenario consists of a CI model, the initial states of all components and the scenario behaviour that describes the events that happen within the scenario.
Other International Definitions
United Nations’ Definition
National Definitions
Germany
A scenario is a situation or a sequence of events requiring a response from those participating in the exercise. [3]
United States
NERC
A scenario is a possible event. [4]
DHS
Scenario is a hypothetical situation comprised of a hazard, an entity impacted by that hazard, and associated conditions including consequences when appropriate. [5]
Standard Definition
Discussion Topic
A postulated sequence or development of events. - Oxford Dictionary.
See also
Notes
- ↑ European Commission, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER Risk Assessment and Mapping Guidelines for Disaster Management, SEC(2010)1626 final, Brussels, 21.12.2010
- ↑ http://www.diesis-project.eu/
- ↑ IT Emergency and Crisis Exercises in Critical Infrastructures, BMI - Federal Ministry of the Interior (2007)
- ↑ NERC Glossary of Terms, 2014
- ↑ DHS Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition, September 2010
