disaster risk reduction
Preventing catastrophe damage
Disaster risk reduction refers to systematic efforts to minimize the damage caused by natural or human-made hazards—through prevention, preparedness, and resilience-building.
The approach shifts focus from responding to disasters after they occur to anticipating and mitigating them beforehand: The flood barriers were part of the city's disaster risk reduction strategy.
Often abbreviated DRR in policy contexts.
- emergency drillsPracticed responses to crises
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- flood barriersStructures preventing water overflow
- sand bagsGrain-filled flood barriers
- fire breaksVegetation-free barriers against flames
risk assessment · exposure assessment · ecosystem restoration · evacuation plans · escape routes · shelter in place · reforestation · sustainable agriculture · drainage systems · early warning systems · storm surge · social safety nets · contingency planning · rapid response teams · relief supplies · building codes · indigenous knowledge · climate adaptation
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Organized aid after catastrophe
emergency response · disaster recovery · crisis management · disaster relief · humanitarian response
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