A composite inherent resilience index for Zimbabwe: An adaptation of the disaster resilience of place model

Building resilience to disasters has become a strategic goal of many risk reduction programs across the globe. This is because ensures that communities develop capacities which prevent or minimise loses disasters. In view this, there need baseline tracks changes in through time. study responded this gap Zimbabwe by developing composite indices (CRI) using 26 variables reflected 5 subdomains resilience: community capital, economic, infrastructure, social and health. The CRI were then used map spatial variation 91 districts. results show majority districts with below moderate are mainly rural marginalised, while most resilient emerged urban areas where service provision infrastructure better developed. These findings further subjected factor analyses deconstructed overall identified six latent factors behind health, household head, income, access maize fortified food. mapped GIS environment their geographic country. Furthermore, Moran's Index Getis Ord Gi* statistical tests applied determine clusters space. Results confirmed clustering CRI. therefore, useful planning mitigation, response preparedness measures