mitigation

From Middle French mitigation, from Latin mitigatio.

• IPA^(key): /mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

mitigation (countable and uncountable, plural mitigations)

1. A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.
   • 2004, Bhattacharya, K., Azizi, P. M., Shobair, S, S,, Mohsini, M. Y., Drought impacts and potential for their mitigation in southern and western Afghanistan, IWMI (→ISBN)

     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.

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