Peril classification and hazard glossary: IRDR DATA publication No. 1

This glossary summarises the agreement on peril classifications and hazard definitions by the IRDR programme's Disaster Loss (DATA) Project Working Group. This new and revised framework is implementable by loss databases with either a high level of hazard aggregation that do not distinguish specific perils, as well as databases that use perils (hurricane, tsunami, earthquake) rather than the more general categories. In this way, the classification serves the needs of multiple types of loss databases often managed for very different purposes. This harmonised peril classification system and definitions serves the international disaster risk reduction community and contributes to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in regard to improving information on key hazards and their impacts.