Development of a Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index

Commisioned by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and with administrative support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the project Development of a Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index (GIRI) was dedicated to developing a global risk model for critical infrastructures. It is part of the work carried out by CDRI, which publishes the Flagship Report on Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructureevery two years to identify strategic priorities in research and knowledge management, as well as communication and partnerships.

The project

Started in November 2021 and finished in August 2023, the project was part of the work carried on by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), which publishes the Flagship Report in Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure Flagship Report in Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure every two years to identify strategic priorities in research and knowledge management, as well as communication and partnerships.
The project aimed to develop a fully probabilistic global multi-hazard model for infrastructure around the world, associated with geophysical and hydro-meteorological hazards in a changing climate. This model serves as the main input for the development of a global resilience index, which will consider the implications of risk for social and economic development and also take into account qualitative measures of infrastructure quality.

Results

  • Development of a global Multi-hazard risk profile for different critical infrastructure sectors in a fully probabilistic manner
  • Development of a Global Infrastructure Resilience Index (GIRI) for different sectors
  • Development of a Web Platform for results dissemination

CIMA Research Foundation’s contribution

CIMA Research Foundation, as project coordinator, was responsible for the overall management of the activities. In addition, we were involved in the development of the modeling part concerning flood and drought risks, as well as in the development of an interactive and interoperable data platform to visualize, consult and share risk and resilience metrics.