The increasing frequency of climate-related disasters poses significant threats to coastal communities, disrupting not only physical infrastructure but also the social, economic, and environmental systems that underpin daily life. Community resilience, defined as the ability to withstand, adapt, and recover from these disruptions, is crucial for ensuring the long-term sustainability of these areas. However, existing resilience frameworks often fall short as they lack cross-sectoral integration, do not account for the interconnectedness of infrastructure systems, and fail to adequately incorporate climate risks or adapt to local cultural and environmental contexts. Moreover, these frameworks frequently overlook the diverse perspectives within communities.

To address these gaps, the NERMI CCR (Coastal Community Resilience) Framework combines quantitative methods such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with expert consultations to refine 134 key resilience indicators across five dimensions: Social, Infrastructure, Environmental, Organizational, and Economic. This approach provides decision-makers with 110 fixed indicators and 24 context-specific indicators, ensuring flexibility and promoting an integrated, system-of-systems view of resilience planning across diverse coastal settings.