Preferred term

DISASTER LOSS

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.

URI

http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/c_a803f57b

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