Prevention
Activities and measures to avoid existing and new crisis risks, including mitigation activities that lessen or minimise the adverse impacts of a hazardous event without fully avoiding the impacts (the Centre, based on UNISDR 2016).
Early warning system
Systems that monitor hazards and share information early, so people can act in time.
Official development assistance (ODA)
Public aid supporting development and welfare in eligible countries, usually on concessional terms.
Index
A measurable indicator used to estimate losses and trigger financial payouts.
Trigger
A predefined threshold that activates payments or actions within risk financing mechanisms.
Disaster risk management
Policies and actions to reduce disaster risks, manage impacts and strengthen resilience.
Social protection
Policies and programmes designed to reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability throughout the life cycle.
