Multidimensional Vulnerability: Data Unveiling
The Multidimensional Vulnerability Index () is a groundbreaking advancement in the understanding and measurement of vulnerability and development. In today's complex world, measuring a nation's progress and resilience cannot be confined to its income alone.
The MVI is a critical new tool in helping the most vulnerable countries move beyond cycles of shocks by putting an empirical measure on their vulnerability ¨C and thereby helping the international development finance system drive smarter and more impactful investments in preparedness, growing resilience over time.
Join members of the United Nations¡¯ High Level Panel in an informal discussion to unveil the data and findings of the MVI to hear about this innovative approach and the more nuanced picture of country¡¯s vulnerability and need that it presents.
- Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda, Co-Chair of the High-Level Panel on MVI
- Chola Milambo, Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations
- Hyginus ¡®Gene¡¯ Leon, President of the Caribbean Development Bank
- Louise Fox, Brookings Institute, Technical lead for the High-Level Panel on MVI
Moderator: Rachel Ramirez, CNN