This first Biennial Report on Global Infrastructure Resilience: Capturing the Resilience Dividend from the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) brings together for the first time a unique body of evidence to make a compelling economic, political, and financial case to radically upscale investment in infrastructure resilience. The brand new Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index (GIRI) developed by a consortium of scientific and technical organizations for CDRI, has generated, for the first time ever, a suite of publicly available financial risk metrics for each country and territory in the world, for all major infrastructure sectors (power and energy, transport, telecommunications, water and wastewater, ports and airports, oil and gas, health and education) and for most major hazards (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, floods, cyclonic wind, storm surge and hydrological drought).  

Highlighting the "resilience dividend"—benefits like avoided losses, reliable services, economic growth, and environmental gains—it provides evidence-based strategies to address global challenges.

The report estimates an annual average loss (AAL) of $732–$845 billion in infrastructure and buildings, representing one-seventh of global GDP growth, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) facing disproportionate burdens. It analyzes risks across sectors like power, roads, and telecommunications, projecting climate change could increase AAL by up to 33% in low-income nations.

Key pathways include upscaling nature-based infrastructure solutions (NbIS) for systemic resilience, offering cost savings and co-benefits like biodiversity enhancement. Financing gaps are addressed through innovative mechanisms, such as national resilience funds and risk metrics to attract private capital, aiming for $2.84–$2.90 trillion in LMIC investments by 2050. Supported by partners like UNDP, USAID, and others, this co-produced report urges policies, standards, and knowledge systems to capture the resilience dividend, fostering sustainable development.