Disaster mitigation

Mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. Prior to the occurrence of any disaster and even subsequent to the occurrence of any disaster, mitigation involves analysing and reducing risk by insuring against risk. This enables a reduction in human and financial consequences later. Effective mitigation measures involves an understanding of local risks and invest in long-term community well being. The goal of disaster mitigation is to:
  • Avoid or reduce potential losses from hazards
  • Assure prompt and appropriate assistance to victims of disaster
  • Achieve rapid and effective recovery
Typically, in the disaster management cycle, all the activities concerned to mitigation occur between the recovery and risk reduction stage.

Disaster mitigation refers to all actions to reduce the impact of a disaster that can be taken prior to its occurrence including preparedness and long term risk reduction measures. It includes planning and implementation of measures to reduce the risk associated with natural and human-made hazards.

Mitigation actions include
  • engineering and construction
  • physical planning
  • economic
  • social and 
  • institutional measures. 
The various types of measures available should be explored to form a comprehensive disaster mitigation strategy.
Disasters are
  • unpredictable
  • unlucky and 
  • part of everyday risk. 
With the rapidly growing  population, there is an increasing risk of disasters and multiplying the consequence of natural hazards when the occur. The fight against disaster has to be fought by everyone together involving both public and private investment, changes in social attitudes and improvements in the practices of individuals.

Disaster mitigation has to develop through the evolution of a safety culture for public safety. Governments can use public investment to make stronger infrastructure and a physical environment where disaster is less likely to occur. Public protection depends on public safety.

Mitigation also involves protection of economy from disasters.

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