A sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community's or society's ability to cope using its own resources
A dangerous phenomena, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage
Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm, however, once a hazard becomes 'active' it can create an emergency situation
2. Process by which people, organizations and society systematically stimulate and develop their capacities over time to achieve social and economic goals
The possibility/probability of anything unpleasant happening<|>The uncertainty regarding activity's effect or implications on something that humans value (life and property)
The extent to which a disaster risk is deemed acceptable or tolerable depends on existing social, economic, political, cultural, technical, and environmental conditions
Tolerable risk is more hazardous than acceptable risk
The disaster risk that remains even when effective disaster risk reduction measures are in place, and for which emergency response and recovery capacities must be maintained
The potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets which could occur to a system, society or a community in a specific period of time, determined probabilistically as fraction of hazard, exposure, vulnerability and capacity
Serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community to cope using its own resources