Word of the Day:
mitigation
What It Means
A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.
Mitigation in Context
“One possible drought mitigation strategy for Afghanistan is to divert excess water from water-rich river basins to water-scarce river basins in cases where this is technologically, economically and environmentally feasible.”
Did You Know?
From Middle French mitigation, from Latin mītigātiō.
Source and license
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