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The DRI Lexicon standardizes definitions for disaster resilient infrastructure, promoting a shared understanding among governments, academia, and practitioners.
Developed through a collaborative process with global experts and available in nine languages, it covers 66 key terms, including “basic infrastructure,” “systemic risk,” and “resilience pathways,” contextualized for infrastructure resilience.
The Lexicon aligns with international frameworks like the Sendai Framework, Paris Agreement, and Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing systemic risk, sustainability, and resilience. It underscores the infrastructure’s role in human development, the importance of proactive risk management, and the complexities of interdependent systems. Case studies, such as Japan’s earthquake-resistant buildings and the Suez Canal obstruction, illustrate key concepts.
Serving as a valuable resource for policy, research, and practice, the Lexicon helps advance global efforts to build resilient infrastructure and adapt to evolving risks.
Key points
- Standardizes 66 terms to enhance disaster resilience understanding across global sectors.
- Aligns with key frameworks—Sendai, Paris, SDGs—emphasizing systemic risk management.
- Created through expert collaboration, addressing the infrastructure’s role in development.
- Illustrates resilience concepts with real-world cases like Japan’s infrastructure.
- Stresses proactive risk strategies and interdependent system resilience approaches.
- Supports policymaking, research, and practical resilience-building worldwide.
