Both the natural conditions and the human activities might lead to the geological environment got worsening and the frequent geological disasters, with even massive human casualties and property losses. The May 12th is established as the "Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day" after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in China. In order to minimize life and property lost caused by geological disasters, it is highly desirable to change the traditional security thinking of emphasizing the remediation after disasters and ignoring the prevention before disasters. This paper analyzes the necessity and the urgency of changing the traditional security thinking into the risk awareness, and suggests to strengthen the related researches of the geo-hazard risk assessment and management. Also in this paper, the attention is paid on the publicity and the education of knowledge of disaster prevention and reduction, and the education of the geo-hazard awareness. With the Chinese "Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day" as an opportunity, people may gain more awareness and capability of the disaster prevention and reduction, and the geo-hazards risk culture may be established.

geo-hazards  /  uncertainty  /  risk intelligence  /  Disaster Prevention & Reduction Day  /  risk culture