Concept information
Preferred term
DISASTERS
Definition
- SITUATIONS OR EVENTS, OFTEN UNFORESEEN AND SUDDEN, WHICH CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION AND HUMAN SUFFERING, AND WHICH ARE ON SUCH A SCALE THAT THE STRICKEN COMMUNITIES NEED OUTSIDE HELP OR INTERNATIONAL AID TO COPE WITH THEM. THEY MAY BE CAUSED BY NATURE OR HAVE HUMAN ORIGINS.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS
- MANMADE DISASTERS
- NATURAL DISASTERS
Identifier
- urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:130808e2-a494-4312-9d4a-99127e15c73c:4
Is a version of
Date issued
- 2023-09-13
Has previous version
- DISASTERS (ELSST Version 3)
In other languages
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Czech
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Danish
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MENNESKESKABT KATASTROFE
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NATURKATASTROFE
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ØKOLOGISK KATASTROFE
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Dutch
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Finnish
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EKOKATASTROFIT
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LUONNONKATASTROFIT
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LUONNONONNETTOMUUDET
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YMPÄRISTÖTUHOT
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French
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CATASTROPHE D’ORIGINE HUMAINE
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CATASTROPHE ÉCOLOGIQUE
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CATASTROPHE NATURELLE
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German
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NATURKATASTROPHEN
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UMWELTKATASTROPHEN
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VOM MENSCHEN VERURSACHTE KATASTROPHEN
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Greek
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ΚΑΤΑΣΤΡΟΦΕΣ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΙΝΗΣ ΠΑΡΕΜΒΑΣΗΣ
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ΟΙΚΟΛΟΓΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΡΟΦΕΣ
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ΦΥΣΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΡΟΦΕΣ
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Hungarian
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Icelandic
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Lithuanian
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EKOLOGINĖS NELAIMĖS
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KATASTROFOS
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STICHINĖS NELAIMĖS
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ŽMOGAUS SUKELTOS NELAIMĖS
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Norwegian
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MENNESKESKAPTE KATASTROFER
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NATURKATASTROFER
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ØKOLOGISKE KATASTROFER
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Romanian
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Slovenian
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Spanish
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CATÁSTROFES NATURALES
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DESASTRES MEDIOAMBIENTALES
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DESASTRES NATURALES
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Swedish
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EKOLOGISKA KATASTROFER
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MILJÖKATASTROFER
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MÄNNISKOORSAKADE KATASTROFER
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NATURKATASTROFER
URI
https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/4/130808e2-a494-4312-9d4a-99127e15c73c
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