Aug, 2007
Mitigation's Value to Society Fact Sheet
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mitigation is the effort to reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. A recent study by the Multihazard Mitigation Council* shows that each dollar spent on mitigation saves an average of four dollars. VALUE TO SOCIETY Mitigation yields benefits to society and therefore: 1) It creates safer communities by reducing loss of life and property; 2) It enables individuals to recover more rapidly from floods and other disasters; and 3) It lessens the financial impact on the Treasury, States, Tribes, and communities. FEMA's Mitigation Directorate implements numerous Congressionally-authorized programs that address the effects of natural hazards through mitigation activities.
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  • Publisher
    United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Date
    Aug, 2007
  • Copyright
    Public Domain
  • Retrieved From
    Federal Emergency Management Agency: www.fema.gov/index.shtm
  • Format
    pdf
  • Media Type
    application/pdf
  • Subjects
    Emergency management/Emergency preparedness
    Emergency management/Public safety

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