risk (Q975)
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Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.
- risks
- climate hazards
- climate-related hazards
- climate hazard
- climate-related hazard
- climate impact
- climatic impact
- climatic impact driver
- climatic impact drivers
- disaster risk
- disaster risks
- climate impacts
- climate change impact
- climate change hazard
- impact of climate change
- impacts of climate change
- climate risk
- climate risks
- natural disaster
- climate disaster
- geo-hydro-meteorological hazard
- geo-hydro-meteorological hazards
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | risk |
Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems. |
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Risk is the potential for adverse consequences for human or ecological systems, resulting from the dynamic interactions between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability. These interactions may change over time due to socio-economic factors and human decisions, leading to risks affecting lives, livelihoods, health, wellbeing, economic and social assets, infrastructure, and ecosystems.