disaster risk reduction | DRR | disaster reductionSAINMHÍNIÚ development and application of policies, strategies and practices to reduce disaster risks IATE:3551221 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 TAGAIRT Council-EN, based on: <br> UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction (2009), http://www.unisdr.org/eng/library/lib-terminology-eng.htm [27.8.2013] and: <br>Twigg, Dr J., Researcher Details, http://www.cege.ucl.ac.uk/php/iris/staffprofile.php?ref=JDTWI48 [29.8.2013]
NÓTA See also IATE:900565 for "disaster prevention", which is a component of "disaster risk reduction".