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 Ignorance

Lack of Knowledge
see also: Risk and Uncertainty (Description and Definition)

 Institutional uncertainty

Inadequate collaboration and/or trust among institutions, potentially due to poor communication, lack of understanding, overall bureaucratic culture, conflicting sub-cultures, traditions and missions.

 Integrated Water Resource Management

IWRM is a process which promotes the co-ordinated management and development of water, land and related resources, in order to maximise the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems.

 Integrated risk management

An approach to Risk management that embraces all sources, Pathways and receptors of Risk and considers combinations of structural and non-structural solutions.

 Intervention

A planned activity designed to effect an improvement in an existing natural or engineered system (including social, organisation/Defence systems).

 Inundation

Flooding of land with water. (NB: In certain European languages this can refer to deliberate Flooding, to reduce the Consequences of Flooding on nearby areas, for example. The general definition is preferred here.)