Mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters and emergencies. It refers to measures or actions that can prevent an emergency, reduce the chance of ...

Hazard mitigation describes sustained actions taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risks to people and property caused by natural hazards. Hazard mitigation actions improve a community’s resilience ...

There is no federal law that explicitly authorizes the FCC, or other agencies, to establish and enforce debris mitigation rules. The FCC has argued since it first adopted such rules two decades ...

An advance mitigation site can be proposed by any public or private entity. The permittee of the advance mitigation is responsible for site development, management, performance, and protection. The ...

We provide resources to landowners and developers to help with wetland mitigation planning. Generally, mitigation means offsetting or countering the adverse environmental effects that developing the ...

Negotiations pursuant to the Bali Action Plan concluded at COP 18 in Doha. As a part of the agreed outcome, developing country Parties will take Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in ...

These actions fall into one of two broad categories: climate change adaptation and climate change mitigation. These terms go hand-in-hand while navigating through the climate crisis, but they mean ...

Climate change mitigation has been a central element in the intergovernmental negotiations carried out under the UNFCCC process. Negotiations on various items dealing with different aspects of ...

In the state of Maine, it is prohibited by law to install or advise on the installation of a radon mitigation system, unless the installer is either the owner or occupant of the residence, or is ...

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Climate-change mitigation encompasses policies and activities intended to reduce the greenhouse gas forcing of the climate system. Key intervention points include: the reduction of greenhouse gas ...

House, Joanna I. Bellarby, Jessica Böttcher, Hannes Brander, Matthew Kalas, Nicole Smith, Pete Tipper, Richard and Woods, Jeremy 2012. Understanding the Earth System ...