{"id":21588,"date":"2025-09-11T08:59:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdri.world\/?p=21588"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:01:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:31:54","slug":"global-infrastructure-resilience-working-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdri.world\/global-infrastructure-resilience-working-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"GIR Working Paper: SIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2025 GIR SIDS Working Paper by CDRI analyzes infrastructure resilience in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) using the Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index (GIRI). It highlights SIDS&#8217; vulnerability to climate and geological hazards due to limited land, economic size, and coastal infrastructure concentration.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper estimates high Average Annual Losses (AAL), especially in the energy and telecommunications sectors, and projects increased risks from climate change. 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