DISASTER AND RISK REDUCTION

Major risk includes events provoked by natural activity and that of man, which can affect a large number of people, causing extensive damage and overwhelming the population.

 

Risk = Event x Stakes

 

Primary risks include:


- Natural risk: avalanches, forest fires, floods, ground movement, hurricanes, storms, earthquakes and volcanic eruption

- Technological risk: industrial, nuclear and biological accidents, dam breaks ………

- Human risk due to conflict: war and terrorism.