noun
impact mitigation; reducing the effects
Used in policy, environmental, and technical contexts for lessening negative impacts.
環境影響緩和策を検討する必要がある。
We need to consider measures for environmental impact mitigation.
この計画には影響緩和のための予算が含まれている。
This plan includes a budget for impact mitigation.
Compound of 影響 (influence, effect) and 緩和 (mitigation, relaxation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.