NVRI INDICATOR SUITE

 

The National Vulnerability Ranking Index Tool has a total of 331 indicators that are used to measure the vulnerability of communities and sectors islandwide. The indicators are grouped in the following categories:  

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1. BASELINE:  51 indicators

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2. PHYSICAL: 136 indicators

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3. ECONOMIC:  27 indicators

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4. ENVIRONMENT:  23 indicators

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5. SOCIAL: 94 indicators

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The Baseline Indicators comprise general or baseline information for each community. Absolute values are added in response to each baseline indicator and the results do not directly contribute to the vulnerability score for each community in the NVRI Tool. The Baseline indicators are useful for determining the extent or percentile coverage in relation to a physical, economic, environmental or social indicator. E.g. # of rivers in the community (baseline) = 5 rivers, # rivers that have flooded sections of the community in the last 10 years (environment) = 3. 

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EN-B1% forested land coverage in the community

EN-B2# of rivers within the community

EN-B3# of gullies within the community

EN-B4% mangrove forest coverage in the community

EN-B5% arable land with crops in the community

EN-B6# of felt earthquakes in the community in the last 10 years

P-B1# of lanes / tracks in the community 

P-B2# of lanes/ tracks in the community with bridge

P-B3# of roads in the community

P-B4# of roads with bridges in the community

P-B5# of accessible bridges in the community 

P-B6# of houses in the community

P-B7% of houses with outer wall building materials made from reinforced concrete

P-B8% of houses with outer wall building materials made from concrete and bricks

P-B9% of houses with outer wall building materials made from stone and brick

P-B10% of houses with outer wall building materials made from nog

P-B11% of houses with outer wall building materials made from wood

P-B12% of houses with outer wall building materials made from wood and brick

P-B13% of houses with outer wall building materials made from wood and concrete

P-B14# of houses in the community damaged by hazardous events in the last 10 years

P-B15# of houses in the community totally destroyed by hazardous events in the last 10 years

P-B16# of heritage monuments/buildings present in the community

P-B17# of critical facilities (all types) in the community

P-B18# of fire stations in the community

P-B19# of police stations in the community

P-B20# of health centres/clinics in the community

P-B21# of hospitals in the community

P-B22# of  schools education facilities in the community

S-B1% Population density of the community 

S-B2# households with persons with disabilities

S-B3# of persons with personal mobile phones in the community

EC-B1Length of tenure at current location 

EC-B2% of household heads that own their house

EC-B3% of household heads that inherited their house

EC-B4% of household heads that rent their house

EC-B5% of household heads that lease their house

EC-B6% of household with other tenure status for their house

EC-B7% of household heads that own their land

EC-B8% of household heads that inherited their land

EC-B9% of household heads that rent their land

EC-B10% of household heads that lease their land

EC-B11% of household with other tenure status for their land

EC-B12% of household heads employed part-time 

EC-B13% of household heads employed full-time 

EC-B14% population employed within the  tourism sector

EC-B15% population employed within the agricultural sector

EC-B16% population employed within the fisheries sector

EC-B17% population employed within the educational sector

EC-B18% population employed within the health sector

EC-B19% population employed within the public sector

EC-B20% population employed within the private sector

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The Physical Indicators comprise household, community and sector level datasets that measure the ability of the community capacity to withstand the impact of disasters based on physical factors that influence vulnerability. The weighted values for each indicator is summated then added to a formulae that calculates the overall physical vulnerability score for the community which accounts for 25% of the total vulnerability score and rank for the community. The following physical indicators are included in the NVRI.

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P1# of roads used as main public access routes for the community

P2# of roads with bridge used as main public access routes for the community

P3# of roads in the community that have been damaged by hazardous events in the last 10 years

P4# of roads in the community totally destroyed by hazardous events in the last 10 years

P5# of roads in the community impacted by flooding in the last 10 years

P6# of roads in the community impacted by landslides in the last 10 years

P7# of roads in the community impacted by storm surge in the last 10 years

P8# of roads in the community damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P9# of roads impacted by hazardous events that have been repaired in the last 10 years

P10# of lanes / tracks used as main public access routes for the community

P11# of lanes / tracks with pedestrian bridge used as main public access routes for the community

P12# of lanes/ tracks in the community damaged by hazardous events in the last 10 years

P13# of lanes / tracks in the community used as evacuation routes for the community

P14# of  lanes/ tracks used as access routes in the community impacted by flooding in the last 10 years

P15# of lanes/ tracks used as access routes in the community impacted by landslides in the last 10 years

P16# of lanes/ tracks used as access routes in the community impacted by storm surge in the last 10 years

P17# of accessible bridges that are pedestrian only bridges in the community 

P18#of accessible bridges in the community impacted by hazardous events in the last 10 years

P19# of accessible bridges in the community impacted by flooding in the last 10 years

P20# of accessible bridges in the community totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P21# of accessible bridges in the community impacted by landslides in the last 10 years

P22# of accessible bridges in the community totally destroyed by landslides in the last 10 years

P23# of accessible bridges in the community impacted by storm surge in the last 10 years

P24# of accessible bridges in the community totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P25# of accessible bridges in the community impacted by earthquake in the last 10 years

P26# of accessible bridges in the community totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

P27% houses with majority outer walls built with concrete/ reinforced concrete

P28% of buildings built before 1980 and are still in use today

P29% of houses impacted by flooding in the last 10 years

P30% of houses totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P31% of houses impacted by landslides in the last 10 years

P32% of houses totally destroyed by landslides in the last 10 years

P33% of houses impacted by storm surge in the last 10 years

P34% of houses totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P35% of houses damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P36% of houses totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

P37total % of houses totally destroyed by hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P38# of heritage monuments/buildings damaged by hazardous events in the last 10 years

P39# heritage monuments/buildings totally destroyed by hazardous events in the last 10 years

P40# of critical facilities located within a 5km radius of the community

P41# health centres/clinics located within a 5km radius of the community

P42# hospitals located within a 5km radius of the community

P43# police stations located within a 5km radius of the community

P44# fire stations located within a 5km radius of the community

P45# schools located within a 5km radius of the community

P46# emergency shelters located within a 5km radius of the community

P47total # of critical facilities damaged as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years

P48total # of critical facilities destroyed as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years

P49# of fire stations damaged as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P50# of fire stations destroyed as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P51# of fire stations damaged by flooding in the last 10 years

P52# of fire stations totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P53# of fire stations damaged  by landslides in the last 10 years

P54# of fire stations totally destroyed  by landslides in the last 10 years

P55# of fire stations damaged by storm surge in the last 10 years

P56# of fire stations totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P57# of fire stations damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P58# of fire stations totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

P59# of police stations damaged as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P60# of police stations destroyed as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P61# of police stations damaged by flooding in the last 10 years

P62# of police stations totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P63# of police stations damaged  by landslides in the last 10 years

P64# of police stations totally destroyed  by landslides in the last 10 years

P65# of police stations damaged by storm surge in the last 10 years

P66# of police stations totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P67# of police stations damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P68# of police stations totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

P69# of health centre/ clinic damaged as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P70# of  health centre/ clinic destroyed as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P71# of  health centre/ clinic damaged by flooding in the last 10 years

P72# of  health centre/ clinic totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P73# of  health centre/ clinic damaged  by landslides in the last 10 years

P74# of  health centre/ clinic totally destroyed  by landslides in the last 10 years

P75# of  health centre/ clinic damaged by storm surge in the last 10 years

P76# of  health centre/ clinic totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P77# of  health centre/ clinic damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P78# of  health centre/ clinic totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

P79# of hospitals damaged as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P80# of hospitals destroyed as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P81# of hospitals totally damaged by flooding in the last 10 years

P82# of hospitals totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P83# of hospitals damaged  by landslides in the last 10 years

P84# of hospitals totally destroyed  by landslides in the last 10 years

P85# of hospitals damaged by storm surge in the last 10 years

P86# of hospitals totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P87# of hospitals damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P88# of hospitals totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

P89# of schools damaged as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P90# of schools destroyed as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P91# of schools totally damaged by flooding in the last 10 years

P92# of schools totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P93# of schools damaged  by landslides in the last 10 years

P94# of schools totally destroyed  by landslides in the last 10 years

P95# of schools damaged by storm surge in the last 10 years

P96# of schools totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P97# of schools damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P98# of schools totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

P99total # of certified emergency shelters in the community

P100total # of certified emergency shelters in the community with COVID-19 isolation areas 

P101total # of certified emergency shelters at least 5km from the community

P102# of emergency shelters damaged as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P103# of emergency shelters destroyed as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P104# of emergency shelters totally damaged by flooding in the last 10 years

P105# of emergency shelters totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P106# of emergency shelters damaged  by landslides in the last 10 years

P107# of emergency shelters totally destroyed  by landslides in the last 10 years

P108# of emergency shelters damaged by storm surge in the last 10 years

P109# of emergency shelters totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P110# of emergency shelters damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P111# of emergency shelters totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

P112# of electrical power utilities destroyed as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P113# of electrical power utilities damaged by flooding in the last 10 years 

P114# of electrical power utilities totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P115# of electrical power utilities damaged  by landslides in the last 10 years

P116# of electrical power utilities totally destroyed  by landslides in the last 10 years

P117# of electrical power utilities damaged by storm surge in the last 10 years

P118# of electrical power utilities totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P119# of electrical power utilities damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P120# of electrical power utilities totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

P121# of water facilities destroyed as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P122# of water facilities totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P123# of water facilities damaged  by landslides in the last 10 years

P124# of water facilities totally destroyed  by landslides in the last 10 years

P125# of water facilities damaged by storm surge in the last 10 years

P126# of water facilities totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P127# of water facilities damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P128# of water facilities totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

P129# of sewage and sanitation infrastructure destroyed as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

P130# of sewage and sanitation infrastructure totally destroyed by flooding in the last 10 years

P131# of sewage and sanitation infrastructure damaged  by landslides in the last 10 years

P132# of sewage and sanitation infrastructure  totally destroyed  by landslides in the last 10 years

P133# of sewage and sanitation infrastructure damaged by storm surge in the last 10 years

P134# of sewage and sanitation infrastructure totally destroyed by storm surge in the last 10 years

P135# of sewage and sanitation infrastructure damaged by earthquake in the last 10 years

P136# of sewage and sanitation infrastructure totally destroyed by earthquake in the last 10 years

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The Economic Indicators comprise household, community and sector level datasets that measure the household/community capacity to respond to disasters based on economic factors that influence vulnerability. The weighted values for each indicator is summated then added to a formulae that calculates the overall economic vulnerability score for the community which accounts for 25% of the total vulnerability score and rank for the community. The following economic indicators are included in the NVRI.

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EC1% household heads that own/ inherited their home

EC2% household heads that own/ inherited the property they live on

EC3% of houses/properties insured 

EC4% household heads employed

EC5% household heads unemployed

EC6% population earning minimum wage

EC7% of household heads earning minimum wage

EC8% of household heads that receive remittances only

EC9% of household heads that are PATHE beneficiaries

EC10% of households heads that receive income from salary

EC11% of households heads that survive on income from family and friends only

EC12% of households heads that receive income from pension only

EC13Average monthly income earned by household heads in the community

EC14% of household heads with farming livelihoods.

EC15% of household heads with fishing livelihoods. 

EC16# of heritage monuments/buildings used for commercial purposes. 

EC17% of households with  economic losses as a result of hazardous events in the last 2 years.

EC18% of households with  economic losses as a result of epidemics/ pandemics in the last 2 years 

EC19% of households with income loss from the agricultural sector as a result of hazardous events in the last 2 years

EC20% of households with income loss from the agricultural sector as a result of epidemics/ pandemics in the last 2 years 

EC21% of households with income losses from the tourism sector as a result of hazardous events in the last 2 years

EC22% of households with income losses from the tourism sector as a result of epidemics/ pandemics in the last 2 years 

EC23% of households with income losses from the educational sector as a result of hazardous events in the last 2 years

EC24% of households with income losses from the educational sector as a result of epidemics/ pandemics in the last 2 years 

EC25% of households with income losses from the health sector as a result of hazardous events in the last 2 years

EC26% of households with income losses from the health sector as a result of epidemics/ pandemics in the last 2 years

EC27Evidence of community ecosystem-based livelihoods being disrupted by hazardous events in the last 2 years 

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The Environment Indicators comprise household, community and sector level datasets that measure the household/community capacity to respond to disasters based on environmental factors that influence vulnerability. The weighted values for each indicator is summated then added to a formulae that calculates the overall environment vulnerability score for the community which accounts for 25% of the total vulnerability score and rank for the community. The following environment indicators are included in the NVRI.

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EN1% land in the community with Alluvium soil (liquefaction) 

EN2% land in the community with Troy Formation geology

EN3% land in the community with Coastal Limestone Formation geology 

EN4Add geology 

EN5Add geology 

EN6% deforestation in the community in the last 10 years

EN7# of rivers that have flooded sections of the community in the last 10 years

EN8% of Mangrove forest degradation in the community in the last 10 years

EN9# of households that use rivers/ water channels for domestic use

EN10# of households that use rivers/ water channels for agricultural purposes

EN11Are there designated environmental wardens in the community?

EN12Evidence of DRM/CCA Risk Assessment conducted in the community in the last 10 years 

EN13% of houses in the community located within 100m of a river channel 

EN14# of critical facilities located within 100m of a river channel

EN15# of fire stations located within 100m of a river channel 

EN16# of poilce stations located within 100m of a river channel

EN17# of health facilities located within 100m of a river channel

EN18# of schools located within 100m of a river channel

EN19# of critical infrastructure located within 100m of a river channel

EN20# of  water infrastructure within 100m of a river channel

EN21# of electricity infrastructure within 100m of a river channel

EN22# of sewage and sanitation infrastructure within 100m of a river channel

EN23# of houses in the community located on 30 degree slopes and greater

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The Social Indicators comprise household, community and sector level datasets that measure the household/community capacity to respond to disasters based on social factors that influence vulnerability. The weighted values for each indicator is summated then added to a formulae that calculates the overall social vulnerability score for the community which accounts for 25% of the total vulnerability score and rank for the community. The following social indicators are included in the NVRI.

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S1% vulnerable population in the community

S2% vulnerable population that are elderly in the community

S3% vulnerable population that are children in the community

S4% vulnerable population that are disabled in the community

S5% poverty index for the community 

S6% household heads as single parent

S7% household heads as female single parent

S8% household heads as male single parent

S9% household heads as elderly 

S10% households with more than three children

S11% single parent households with more than 3 children 

S12% households with elderly living alone

S13% households with adults with disabilities

S14% households with elderly with disabilities

S15% households with children with disabilities

S16% of household heads with lifestyle diseases

S17% households with adults with  lifestyle diseases

S18% households with elderly with  lifestyle diseases

S19% households with children with  lifestyle diseases

S20% of household heads with health insurance 

S21% of household heads without health insurance 

S22% of household heads not educated

S23% of household heads with primary level education only

S24% of household heads with up to secondary level education

S25% of household heads with up to tertiary level education

S26% of household heads aware of the emergency shelters in or close proximity to the community

S27% of household heads that can accurately define a Hurricane

S28% of household heads that know the difference between a hurricane WATCH and a hurricane WARNING

S29% of household heads that  can accurately define a Earthquake

S30% of household heads that know the actions to be carried out during an Earthquake

S31% of household heads that  can accurately define a Tsunami

S32% of household heads that know the actions to be carried out when there is a Tsunami warning and are on the coast

S33% households with someone trained in disaster/emergency response in the last 5 years

S34% of households with someone trained in first aid and CPR in the last 5 years

S35% of households with someone trained in search and rescue in the last 5 years

S36% of households with someone trained in shelter management in the last 5 years

S37% of households with someone trained in radio communications in the last 5 years

S38% of households in the community willing to be trained in disaster/ emergency response

S39% of households in the community willing to be trained in first aid and CPR

S40% of households in the community willing to be trained in search and rescue

S41% of households in the community willing to be trained in shelter management

S42% of households in the community willing to be trained in radio communications

S43% of households with access to landline phones only 

S44% of households with access to mobile phones only 

S45% of households with access to both landline and mobile phones  

S46% of households with no access to either landline or mobile phones 

S47% of households with access to radio within the home

S48% of households with access to television within the home

S49% households with more than one electronic medium to receive information of an impending hazardous event

S50% households with only one electronic means of receiving information of an impending hazardous event

S51% households with no electronic means of receiving information of an impending hazardous event

S52% households that use electricity as their main source of light in the house

S53% households that use candles as main source of light in the house

S54% households that use kerosene lamp as main source of light  in the house

S55% of households that use lantern as main source of light  in the house

S56% households with reliable/sustainable access to potable water supply

S57% households without access to potable water supply

S58% households with water piped to house as main source of water supply

S59% households with piped to yard water as main source of water supply

S60% households with trucked water as main source of water supply

S61% households with communal source (standpipe/tank) as main source of water supply

S62% households with river as main source of water supply

S63% households with access to pit latrines only

S64% households with access to water closet inside the house

S65% households with shared access to toilet facilities

S66% households with no access to toilet facilities

S67% households that receive regular garbage collection

S68% households with burning as main method for getting rid of garbage

S69% households with dumping in gullies as main method for getting rid of garbage

S70% households with dumping in rivers as main method for getting rid of garbage

S71% households with dumping at sea as main method for getting rid of garbage

S72% of households with open water storage containers outside 

S73# deaths in the community related to hazardous events in the last 10 years 

S74# of missing persons attributed to hazardous events in the last 10 years 

S75# of persons injured/ill  as a result of hazardous events in the last 10 years 

S76% of households with livelihoods disrupted by hazardous events in the last 10 years

S77Existence of active CDRM Group in the community

S78Existence of active Community Based Organizations CBOs in the community

S79Existence of CDRM/Mitigation Plan for the community developed in the last 10 years 

S80% households that have implemented disaster mitigation measures/actions for the family

S81% of households with someone that is a member of an active CDRM groups. 

S82Presence of active early warning system in the community

S83% households with knowledge and awareness of early warning system in the community

S84% households aware of active CBO in the community

S85Existence of active CBOs trained in DRR strategies

S86# of active CBOs aware of hazards and have DRM experience 

S87Presence of an active CBO  that coordinates and manage DRR/CCA funds for the community?

S88Evidence of Government assistance for DRR/CCA in the community in the last 10 years

S89Evidence of Government assistance for DRR/CCA in the community more than 10 years ago

S90Evidence of the community receiving international assistance for DRR in the last 10 years

S91Evidence of the community receiving international assistance for DRR more than 10 years ago

S92Evidence of Private Sector (NGO) assistance for DRR in the community in the last 10 years

S93Evidence of Private Sector (NGO) assistance for DRR in the community more than 10 years ago

S94% of households that have actively participated in resilience building initiatives / climate change adaptation activities for the community.