EM USA Terms and Definitions - FEMA

Jul 28, 2006 · Resilience: “…a dictionary definition [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary] for ‘resilience’ is: ‘an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change’. Strategies based on resilience accept that efforts to prevent attacks (reduce threats) and ato defend against those attacks (reduce vulnerabilities), albeit necessary ... ................
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