Publication: Understanding Transport Resilience: Assessment Approaches and Tools
Loading...
Published
2025-12-23
ISSN
Date
2026-01-06
Editor(s)
Abstract
The report highlights two emerging tools that reflect recent advancements in the cost efficiency of resilience analysis. The Global Resilience Index (GRI), developed by the University of Oxford and widely applied by World Bank transport teams, is an open-source geospatial model that facilitates rapid, low-cost vulnerability assessments using open data. Its application in the Kyrgyz Republic and Nigeria demonstrates how the GRI can effectively screen road networks, identify priority segments, and support policy dialogue and the development of Country Climate Development Reports in contexts where data and resources are limited. The report also highlights the Hazard & Risk Multi-Regional Assessment (HARMA) model, developed by the World Bank transport team. This model supports more in-depth analysis by assessing climate impacts on network performance, estimating economic losses from disruptions, and comparing adaptation options using cost-benefit metrics. A Pakistan case study illustrates how the HARMA model can be applied to prioritize investments, and provide economic justification for resilience interventions.
Link to Data Set
Citation
“Xiong, Jing; Sulikova, Simona; Pedroso, Frederico Ferreira Fonseca; Keou, Oceane. 2025. Understanding Transport Resilience: Assessment Approaches and Tools. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/44125 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
Digital Object Identifier
Associated URLs
Associated content
Other publications in this report series
Journal
Journal Volume
Journal Issue
Collections
Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
Publication Transport Resilience Financing, Resources and Opportunities(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2025-05-30)Developing countries increasingly understand the need to strengthen their infrastructure. However, individual projects struggle to secure funding as it is hard to measure the benefits of resilience. Adaptation efforts often come with extra costs, and limited financing options make these expenses a major challenge. A stark imbalance persists between mitigation and adaptation financing. In 2022, adaptation finance amounted to just one-eighteenth of mitigation finance. Climate mitigation, being a global priority, attracts more attention and funding, with donors from developed countries providing grants or purchasing carbon credits from developing countries to offset global emissions. This report presents information on 42 global financing facilities, 33 public funds, and 29 tax measures, offering valuable insights into financing transport resilience in developing countries. It aims to support the World Bank transport team and policymakers in developing countries by providing a clearer understanding of current resilience financing resources and challenges. It emphasizes the need for a combination of innovative approaches, strategic partnerships, and diverse funding sources to address this critical challenge effectively. It also proposes potential solutions to bridge the gap in transport resilience finance and implementation.Publication Sub-sectoral Roadmaps to Promote Private Sector Participation in Transport Resilience(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2025-05-30)The railway sector is essential to economic growth and connectivity, offering efficient and sustainable transport solutions. However, growing threats from climate change and natural disasters are placing increasing strain on railway infrastructure. To maintain long-term operational stability, resilience must be embedded into the planning, investment, and management of railway systems. This starts with high-level risk mapping to identify vulnerabilities, followed by assessments of infrastructure exposure and potential economic impacts. These insights guide the development of adaptation strategies and inform policy and investment decisions that prioritize durable, reliable systems.Publication Transport Emissions Analysis Methodology (TEAM): Supporting Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) and Results-Based Climate Finance(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2025-12-24)Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport is essential for achieving national climate targets, yet the sector has lacked practical and credible tools to quantify the emissions impacts of policies in a way that supports monitoring, reporting, verification (MRV), and results-based climate finance. This report responds to that gap by presenting a robust, MRV-compatible methodology for analyzing transport emissions. The report introduces a scenario-based transport emissions analysis methodology (TEAM) and model that quantifies emission reductions by comparing a measured With Policy scenario against a conservative and credible Without Policy counterfactual. The methodology supports analysis both ex post, using observed data to measure achieved emission reductions, and ex ante, to assess the mitigation potential of proposed policies. The current application focuses on road transport—the largest source of transport emissions—while allowing for future expansion to other transport modes.Publication Climate Resilient Road Assets in Albania(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2019-02-01)This report consolidates the findings and recommendations from studies on climate resilient road assets in Albania, financed through a grant provided by the Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery (GFDRR). The objective of the work is to assist the Albanian authorities in the prioritization of current and future climate, and seismic resilient investments in the road sector. The work has used climate and seismic vulnerability assessments, and proposed mitigation measures to improve climate and seismic resilience of the Albanian road network. The report finds that the investment in resilience and mitigation measures on the Albanian national road network is cost effective and is much less than the estimated annualised cost of the damage and loss that would accrue if mitigation measures are not put in place and maintained.Publication Climate Resilient Ningbo Project : Local Resilience Action Plan, Volume 1. Final Report(Washington, DC, 2011-06)Ningbo serves as the Chinese pilot city for the World Bank Climate Resilient Cities (CRC) Program. The CRC program aims to, prepare local governments in the East Asia region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change; how climate change consequences contribute to urban vulnerabilities; and what is being done by city governments in East Asia and around the world to actively engage in learning capacity building, and capital investment programs for building sustainable, resilient communities. This local resilience action plan (LRAP) had four parts. Part one investigated natural hazards weather observations and climate models. Seven key climatic parameters were selected: temperature, rainfall, drought, heat wave, flood, tropical cyclone, and sea level rise. Part two examined how the city functions, and pursues socio-economic development through a city vulnerability assessment. The qualitative, city vulnerability assessment was based on five sectors- people, infrastructure, environment, economy, and government. Each sector was analyzed extensively on a range of issues, and compared to other similar Chinese cities to more accurately judge its performances. Part three is the gap analysis. It was performed to understand the government actions and their effectiveness to respond to natural disasters, and whether the current and planned policies and programs address the current and future climate change impacts and natural disasters. This part was supported by the following inventories: inventory of natural disasters, and inventory of policies and programs. Part four therefore was to develop recommendations for each of the city vulnerability sectors. The 70 plus recommendations are specific to Ningbo's vulnerabilities and risks. They are described briefly, intended to serve as an introduction. Feasibility studies are recommended before further action or implementation.
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files
No results found.