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Hydromet monitoring and warning in the Italian Civil ... - GFDRR

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HAZARD<br />

THE RISK<br />

EQUATION<br />

ESPOSURE<br />

VULNERABILITY<br />

HAZARD ESPOSURE VULNERABILITY<br />

The probability that a phenomenon<br />

has to occur <strong>in</strong> a given period of time<br />

<strong>in</strong> a given area<br />

People <strong>and</strong> th<strong>in</strong>gs are<br />

likely to be affected by<br />

<strong>the</strong> event<br />

A measure of <strong>the</strong> extent to which a community,<br />

structure, service or geographical area is likely<br />

to be damaged or disrupted, on account of its<br />

nature or location, by <strong>the</strong> impact of a particular<br />

disaster hazard

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