Preparedness vs. Mitigation — What's the Difference?

Preparedness refers to a research-based set of actions that are taken as precautionary measures in the face of potential disasters. These actions can include both physical preparations (such as emergency supplies depots, or adapting buildings to survive earthquakes) and trainings for emergency action.

To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate.

The state of being prepared, as for war or natural disasters.

To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.

The state of being prepared.

A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

Precautionary measures in the face of potential disasters.

The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.

The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action);

To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances