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What is the general definition of risk across different disciplines?
What is the general definition of risk across different disciplines?
Which term refers to the potential, not actual, disaster losses that could occur in a community over a specified future time period?
Which term refers to the potential, not actual, disaster losses that could occur in a community over a specified future time period?
What is disaster risk the product of?
What is disaster risk the product of?
Who plays a crucial role in ensuring natural hazards do not become disasters according to the text?
Who plays a crucial role in ensuring natural hazards do not become disasters according to the text?
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What does risk usually indicate in relation to human capacity to cope with a situation?
What does risk usually indicate in relation to human capacity to cope with a situation?
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How would a hazard of a particular magnitude affect communities according to the text?
How would a hazard of a particular magnitude affect communities according to the text?
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What is the primary goal of disaster risk management?
What is the primary goal of disaster risk management?
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How does disaster risk reduction differ from disaster risk management?
How does disaster risk reduction differ from disaster risk management?
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Which activities fall under disaster risk management?
Which activities fall under disaster risk management?
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What are essential features of disaster risk reduction?
What are essential features of disaster risk reduction?
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How does vulnerability contribute to disaster risk?
How does vulnerability contribute to disaster risk?
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Why is the interaction between hazard and vulnerability important in understanding disaster risk?
Why is the interaction between hazard and vulnerability important in understanding disaster risk?
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What is the main focus of hazard and risk reduction practices compared to earlier concepts of disaster management?
What is the main focus of hazard and risk reduction practices compared to earlier concepts of disaster management?
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Why are greater investments needed in reducing the risk of hazards according to the text?
Why are greater investments needed in reducing the risk of hazards according to the text?
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What is a key challenge for disaster risk management in the coming years according to the text?
What is a key challenge for disaster risk management in the coming years according to the text?
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What does achieving the goal of disaster risk reduction require, as stated in the text?
What does achieving the goal of disaster risk reduction require, as stated in the text?
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What is the twofold aim of disaster reduction policies and measures as mentioned in the text?
What is the twofold aim of disaster reduction policies and measures as mentioned in the text?
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Why is it emphasized in the text that resources should not be lost to hazards before protection, replacement, or repair?
Why is it emphasized in the text that resources should not be lost to hazards before protection, replacement, or repair?
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