Environmental hazard and risk assessment Corporate author World Bank Date 1997 Source IUCN (ID: MON-062264) Publisher | Place of publication The World Bank | Washington, DC, USA Pages 10 p. Document type Article in periodical Field of application International Subject Environment gen. Keyword Liability/compensation Development agencies and aid Risk assessment/management Abstract The techniques of hazard and risk assessment have been developed to help determine the degree of uncertainty associated with development activities. These techniques may be used independently from or in support of environmental assessment (EA) and environmental auditing, which they compliment. This Update provides an introduction to hazard and risk assessment, outlines some available methodologies, and discusses the use of theses techniques in assessing environmental liability