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ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environment
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A natural disaster affecting the environment that is caused by human activity and that jeopardizes the integrity of a part or the totality of one or several ecosystems.

OBS

environmental disaster: term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 2002.

OBS

environmental disaster: term and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Environnement
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Catastrophe naturelle touchant l'environnement qui est causée par l'activité humaine et qui porte atteinte à l'intégrité de tout ou partie d'un ou de plusieursécosystèmes.

OBS

désastre environnemental : terme tiré du Règlement sur l'immigration et la protection de réfugiés, 2001.

OBS

catastrophe environnementale : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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