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mitigation

CEFR: C1

The reduction of the severity, risk, or harmful consequences of a damaging environmental event.

Synonyms

alleviation
attenuation

Common Collocations

climate change mitigation
mitigation strategy
risk mitigation

Example Sentence

Coastal wetland restoration provides vital natural climate change mitigation against sea level surge.

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