| Descriptor English: | Disaster Warning | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Alerta en Desastres
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Alerta em Desastres | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Alerte de Catastrophe | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Alerts Warning |
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| Tree number(s): |
SP8.570.747.683 |
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| Scope note: | Communication measure to warn of some type of danger or imminent threat in order to be vigilant and prepare to avoid or reduce risks and impacts arising from the danger or threat. Threats that can generate disasters arise from natural events (including extreme weather events, geological events, and biological events), from anthropogenic actions on the environment, or from environmental degradation. (Adapted from: WHO EDRM Framework (2019)) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EC economics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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| DeCS ID: | 22765 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | DDCS022765 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
Disaster Warning
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| Concept UI |
FD00057892 |
| Scope note | Communication measure to warn of some type of danger or imminent threat in order to be vigilant and prepare to avoid or reduce risks and impacts arising from the danger or threat. Threats that can generate disasters arise from natural events (including extreme weather events, geological events, and biological events), from anthropogenic actions on the environment, or from environmental degradation. (Adapted from: WHO EDRM Framework (2019)) |
| Preferred term | Disaster Warning |
| Entry term(s) |
Alerts Warning |
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