Beyond risk communication and public awareness campaigns, pro-active strategies for the mitigation of risk associated with landslides can broadly be categorised as (1) structural slope-stabilization measures to reduce the frequency and severity of the landslide hazard, and (2) non-structural measures, such as land-use planning and early warning systems, to reduce the hazard consequences, and measures to pool and transfer the risks. Identification of the optimal risk mitigation strategy involves: (1) identification of possible landslide triggering scenarios, and the associated hazard level; (2) analysis of possible consequences for the different scenarios; (3) assessment of possible measures to reduce and/or eliminate the potential consequences; (4) recommendation of specific remedial measure and if relevant reconstruction and rehabilitation plans; and (5) transfer of knowledge and communication with authorities and society.