Across
- 1. The restoration (and hopefully improvement) of facilities, livelihoods and living conditions of disaster-affected communities after a disaster
- 4. The outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters
- 6. Knowledge and capacity developed to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from, the impacts of hazards
- 8. The lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters
- 9. An event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity
- 10. The chance that any hazard will actually cause harm on human, materials, economic or environment. Can be expressed using the equation "= (Hazard x Vulnerability) - Capability"
Down
- 2. The conditions that increase the susceptibility of an individual / community to the impacts of hazards. The diminished capacity of an individual or group to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from the impact of a hazard.
- 3. Aims to achieve a more acceptable balance between international and local responses to disasters; shifting the balance of power towards locally led humanitarian response
- 5. The provision of emergency services and public assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected
- 7. A potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity