Coastal Infrastructure Vulnerability Index 2.0

Coastal Infrastructure Vulnerability Index 2.0 is an open dataset from Fisheries and Oceans Canada with 6 files (CSV, ESRI REST, FGDB/GDB, PDF); catalogue record updated 2026-09-08. On CanQuery you can open 2 CSV or Excel files as tables, filter, chart and export up to 10,000 rows as CSV and follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.

The Coastal Infrastructure Vulnerability Index (CIVI) was developed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to provide a standardized, evidence‑based approach for assessing the relative vulnerability of Small Craft Harbours (SCH) infrastructure to climate change. Building on the first‑generation CIVI released in 2018, this report presents the second‑generation framework, CIVI 2.0, which incorporates updated climate projections and additional engineering information. CIVI 2.0 adopts the widely used vulnerability framework of sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity, enabling greater alignment with current climate‑risk science and enhancing interpretability for decision‑makers. The methodology integrates national datasets on coastal geomorphology, relative sea‑level change, ice‑climate projections, harbour condition, facility protection, replacement cost, harbour utilization, and geographic proximity. Indicators are normalized and combined using a geometric‑mean approach to reduce the influence of outliers while preserving regional variability. CIVI 2.0 also incorporates new contextual information—including fishery‑reliant communities, Indigenous communities, commercial landings,…

Publisher

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Resources

6

Catalogue metadata updated

2026-09-08