Report on the environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) think tank

Vulnerability is the potential for the attributes of a system to be damaged by the action of hazards, while resilience is the potential for that system t minimise or absorb the effects of damaging hazards. It has become increasingly recognised that studies on, and successful characterisations of the vulnerability to harm of human and natural systems at the level of entire states would provide valuable information for international processes and management actions.