Preferred term
DISASTER LOSS
Broader concept
Used for
- DISASTER DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE
- DISASTER ECONOMIC LOSSES
- DISASTER IMPACT
- DISRUPTION TO SERVICES
Scope note
- Human, material, economic and environmental harm, damage or privation resulting from a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity.
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URI
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