Disaster Risk Reduction

Disaster Risk Reduction (pronunciation: /dɪˈzɑːstə rɪsk rɪˈdʌkʃən/) is a systematic approach to identifying, assessing and reducing the risks of disaster. It aims to reduce socio-economic vulnerabilities to disaster as well as dealing with the environmental and other hazards that trigger them.

Etymology

The term "Disaster Risk Reduction" is derived from the concept of Disaster, which comes from the Middle French désastre and that from Old Italian disastro, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek pejorative prefix δυσ-, (dus-) "bad" and ἀστήρ (aster) "star". The term "Risk" comes from the early Italian risco (or rischio) which means "danger". The term "Reduction" comes from the Latin reductio, bringing back, from reducere, bring back: re- back + ducere lead.

Related Terms

• Disaster Management
• Risk Assessment
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Hazard Mitigation
• Emergency Preparedness
• Resilience

See Also

• Disaster Risk Management
• Disaster Risk Reduction in School
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Sustainable Development

References

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