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The Global Risks Index · GRX-IDX-WAT · VUL Human and systems vulnerability

Indice di rischio per la sicurezza idrica

0–10 index of water security risk combining scarcity and stress, WASH access, water quality and transboundary dependence; geometric so that good access does not offset severe scarcity.

Page GRX-IDX-WATEdition Baseline Edition 2026Evidence close 2026-09-30Indicator Standard IDX.WAT.stress.water_security_riskValues not yet publishedMethod v1.0.0-draft
FIG 1 · Method card
Aggregation

geometric

equal weights · floor 0.1 where geometric

Incertezza

1,000 draws

normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation

Struttura

4 components

11 leaf indicators

Copertura

75% minimum

modelled share ≤ 20%

From the Indicator Standard definition of this index.
11
leaf indicators
4
components
1,000
Monte Carlo draws
6
series read it
01Construction

From indicators to the composite

The water dimension of a place profile; each sub-index stays visible beside the index.

computation
How Water security risk is computed
Graph18 nodes
Grafo
01Indicatori
02Sub-indices
03Domain index
04Pilastro
05Composito
100%
Indice
  1. Livello di stress idrico
    Indicator · IND · %
    Total freshwater withdrawn by all sectors as a percentage of total renewable freshwater resources after subtracting environmental flow requirements.
  2. Risorse totali rinnovabili di acqua dolce pro capite
    Indicator · IND · m3/a/person
    Long-term average internal and external renewable surface and groundwater resources per resident, in cubic metres per year.
  3. Diminuzione delle riserve di acque sotterranee
    Indicator · IND · mm/a
    Trend in terrestrial groundwater storage over at least 15 years, in millimetres of equivalent water height per year (positive = decline), from satellite gravimetry with modelled soil-moisture and surface-water storage removed.
  4. Efficienza nell'uso dell'acqua
    Indicator · IND · USD/m3
    Gross value added of agriculture, industry and services per cubic metre of water withdrawn by those sectors, at constant 2015 US dollars, weighted by each sector’s share of withdrawals; its change over time is the SDG target measure.
  5. Popolazione che utilizza acqua potabile gestita in modo sicuro
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the population using an improved drinking-water source located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.
  6. Popolazione che utilizza servizi igienico-sanitari gestiti in modo sicuro
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the population using an improved sanitation facility not shared with other households, whose excreta are safely disposed of in situ or treated off site.
  7. Popolazione con strutture di base per il lavaggio delle mani
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the population with a hand-washing facility with soap and water available at home.
  8. Corpi idrici con buona qualità ambientale dell'acqua
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of monitored river, lake and groundwater bodies whose measured oxygen, salinity, nitrogen, phosphorus and acidity meet national good-quality targets.
  9. Flussi di acque reflue trattati in modo sicuro
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of domestic and industrial wastewater flows that are treated to a level meeting national or local standards before discharge.
  10. Indice di dipendenza da acque rinnovabili esterne
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of total renewable water resources that originates outside the country, as inflow from upstream countries or shared aquifers.
  11. Superficie di bacini transfrontalieri con cooperazione operativa
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the country’s transboundary river, lake and aquifer basin area covered by an arrangement for water cooperation that is operational.
  12. Water scarcity and stress sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 2 · 40.0%
    Composite of the level of water stress, renewable water per capita, groundwater storage decline and water-use efficiency.
  13. Drinking water, sanitation and hygiene access sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 20.0%
    Composite of safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation and basic hand-washing coverage.
  14. Water quality sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 20.0%
    Composite of the share of water bodies with good ambient quality and the share of wastewater safely treated.
  15. Transboundary water dependence sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 20.0%
    Composite of the external water dependency ratio and the share of transboundary basin area under operational cooperation.
  16. Indice di rischio per la sicurezza idrica
    Domain index · IDX · geometric
    0–10 index of water security risk combining scarcity and stress, WASH access, water quality and transboundary dependence; geometric so that good access does not offset severe scarcity.
  17. Vulnerabilità umana e dei sistemi
    Pillar · PILLAR · 8 indices
    How susceptible are people, livelihoods, ecosystems and essential systems to harm when a shock arrives?
  18. NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk) Composite Risk
    Composite · COMPOSITE · four pillars
    Composite = (HTE × VUL × MSF × LCC)^(1/4), each pillar on 0–10 floored at 0.1; pillar = expert-weighted geometric mean of its domain indices
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FIG 2. 11 indicators, 4 components, real Indicator Standard weights (the bar under each node is its share). Select a node to trace what it feeds and what feeds it; Simulate run plays the computation in order. Schematic of the construction; source: Indicator Standard composite definitions.
02Simulator

Run this index’s own aggregation

Set each component, change the aggregation or the weight uncertainty, and watch the interval, the class probability and each component’s contribution respond.

FIG 3 · Simulator: aggregate water security risk on your numbers
Components (0 to 10)
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Contribution of each component (leave one out)
Simulator: the index’s published aggregation run on numbers you set, with 1,000 draws over weights and aggregation. The slider positions are starting points for the explainer, not NXS-GRX values. Simulated on your own inputs; not a measured result.
03Metodo

Treatment, normalisation, weighting, aggregation, uncertainty

Treatment
WINSORISE
Outlier rule
|skew| > 2, kurtosis > 3.5
Normalisation
min–max rescaling
Imputation
NONE
Coverage minimum
75% of components
Modelled share cap
20% of weight
Weighting
equal
Aggregation
geometric
Scale
0 to 10
Incertezza
1,000 Monte Carlo runs over normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation
Framework basis
SDG 6; UN-Water framing of water security; OECD/JRC Handbook (2008)
Molto bassoda 0.0 a < 2.0
Bassoda 2.0 a < 3.5
Medioda 3.5 a < 5.0
Altoda 5.0 a < 6.5
Molto altoda 6.5 a 10.0
04Components

4 components, 11 indicators

Water scarcity and stress sub-index w 2

Composite of the level of water stress, renewable water per capita, groundwater storage decline and water-use efficiency.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Livello di stress idricoIND.WAT.stress.water_stress%Class Bfao-aquastat, un-sdg-database, wb-wdi44.4%
Risorse totali rinnovabili di acqua dolce pro capiteIND.WAT.stress.renewable_water.pcm3/a/{person}Class Bfao-aquastat, wb-wdi22.2%
Diminuzione delle riserve di acque sotterraneeIND.WAT.stress.groundwater_depletionmm/aClass Cnasa-grace-fo, igrac-ggis, national-groundwater-monitoring22.2%
Efficienza nell'uso dell'acquaIND.WAT.stress.water_use_efficiency[USD]/m3Class Bfao-aquastat, un-sdg-database, wb-wdi11.1%

Drinking water, sanitation and hygiene access sub-index w 1

Composite of safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation and basic hand-washing coverage.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Popolazione che utilizza acqua potabile gestita in modo sicuroIND.WAT.access.safely_managed_drinking_water.share%Class Bwho-unicef-jmp, wb-wdi33.3%
Popolazione che utilizza servizi igienico-sanitari gestiti in modo sicuroIND.WAT.access.safely_managed_sanitation.share%Class Bwho-unicef-jmp, wb-wdi33.3%
Popolazione con strutture di base per il lavaggio delle maniIND.WAT.access.basic_handwashing.share%Class Bwho-unicef-jmp, wb-wdi33.3%

Water quality sub-index w 1

Composite of the share of water bodies with good ambient quality and the share of wastewater safely treated.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Corpi idrici con buona qualità ambientale dell'acquaIND.WAT.quality.good_ambient_water_quality.share%Class Bunep-gems-water, un-sdg-database50.0%
Flussi di acque reflue trattati in modo sicuroIND.WAT.quality.wastewater_safely_treated.share%Class Bwho-un-habitat-wastewater, un-sdg-database50.0%

Transboundary water dependence sub-index w 1

Composite of the external water dependency ratio and the share of transboundary basin area under operational cooperation.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Indice di dipendenza da acque rinnovabili esterneIND.WAT.dependence.external_water_dependency%Class Bfao-aquastat66.7%
Superficie di bacini transfrontalieri con cooperazione operativaIND.WAT.dependence.transboundary_cooperation.share%Class Bunece-unesco-sdg652, un-sdg-database33.3%
05Dominio

Acqua

Water availability, stress, access, quality and transboundary dependence.

Sub-domainIndicatori
Stress idrico5
Drinking water and sanitation4
Water quality2
Transboundary dependence2

Anchor frameworks (pillar structure and definitions only): SDG 6; FAO AQUASTAT.

06Indicatori

All 13 water indicators

FIG 4 · Indicators in scope, by domain and sub-domain
WAT · 13
Area is the number of indicator definitions; colour is the pillar the domain feeds (Macroeconomy and Space feed through their indices). Select a block to filter the table. Source: Indicator Standard Nexus Indicator Standard register.
IndicatoreDominioSub-domainComponenteUnitàLivelliCrosswalks
Livello di stress idricoIND.WAT.stress.water_stressWATStress idricohazard%COUNTRY, ADM1SDG 6.4.2 WB_WDI ER.H2O.FWST.ZS
Punteggio di stress idrico di base (sottobacino)IND.WAT.stress.baseline_water_stressWATStress idricohazard{score}COUNTRY, ADM1, CITY, GRID, SITE, PORTFOLIO
Risorse totali rinnovabili di acqua dolce pro capiteIND.WAT.stress.renewable_water.pcWATStress idricohazardm3/a/{person}COUNTRYWB_WDI ER.H2O.INTR.PC
Diminuzione delle riserve di acque sotterraneeIND.WAT.stress.groundwater_depletionWATStress idricohazardmm/aCOUNTRY, ADM1, GRID
Efficienza nell'uso dell'acquaIND.WAT.stress.water_use_efficiencyWATStress idricoadaptive capacity[USD]/m3COUNTRYSDG 6.4.1 WB_WDI ER.GDP.FWTL.M3.KD
Popolazione che utilizza acqua potabile gestita in modo sicuroIND.WAT.access.safely_managed_drinking_water.shareWATDrinking water and sanitationvulnerability%COUNTRY, ADM1, CITYSDG 6.1.1 WB_WDI SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS EPI UWD
Popolazione che utilizza almeno acqua potabile di baseIND.WAT.access.basic_drinking_water.shareWATDrinking water and sanitationvulnerability%COUNTRY, ADM1WB_WDI SH.H2O.BASW.ZS
Popolazione che utilizza servizi igienico-sanitari gestiti in modo sicuroIND.WAT.access.safely_managed_sanitation.shareWATDrinking water and sanitationvulnerability%COUNTRY, ADM1, CITYWB_WDI SH.STA.SMSS.ZS SDG 6.2.1 EPI USD
Popolazione con strutture di base per il lavaggio delle maniIND.WAT.access.basic_handwashing.shareWATDrinking water and sanitationvulnerability%COUNTRY, ADM1WB_WDI SH.STA.HYGN.ZS SDG 6.2.1
Corpi idrici con buona qualità ambientale dell'acquaIND.WAT.quality.good_ambient_water_quality.shareWATWater qualityvulnerability%COUNTRY, ADM1SDG 6.3.2
Flussi di acque reflue trattati in modo sicuroIND.WAT.quality.wastewater_safely_treated.shareWATWater qualitycoping capacity%COUNTRY, CITYSDG 6.3.1 EPI WWT
Indice di dipendenza da acque rinnovabili esterneIND.WAT.dependence.external_water_dependencyWATTransboundary dependenceexposure%COUNTRY
Superficie di bacini transfrontalieri con cooperazione operativaIND.WAT.dependence.transboundary_cooperation.shareWATTransboundary dependencecoping capacity%COUNTRYSDG 6.5.2
07Quotazione

Water security risk index, world

The world reading of this index, every country as a tile and the largest movements since the previous edition.

NXS-GRX · WAT · 195 profiles · 0–10 scale
Water security risk index, world
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I valori sono pubblicati con l'edizione; qui compaiono intervallo, classe e variazione.
Edizione precedente
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Range since 2016
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Composito accoppiato
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Punteggio di accoppiamento S
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Pulse, ultima settimana
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Outlook, 12 months
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Metodo
Indicator Standard 1.0 · NXS-GRX 2026
Estrazioni
1,000
Water security risk index, world, by edition

Nessun valore ancora pubblicato. La prima edizione traccia qui lo storico con la banda dell'intervallo e i limiti di classe.

The line is the point value by edition; the band is the 90% interval; dashed lines are the class bounds at 2, 3.5, 5 and 6.5.
Nessuna variazione per ora. Dalla seconda edizione in poi, le variazioni rispetto all’edizione precedente sono elencate qui, insieme agli indicatori che le hanno determinate.
08Valori

Country values

FIG 5 · Water security risk index: countries (values when released)
Caricamento della mappa
AndorraAntigua e BarbudaBahreinBarbadosComoreCapo VerdeDominicaMicronesia (Stati Federati di)GrenadaKiribatiSaint Kitts e NevisSanta LuciaLiechtensteinMonacoMaldiveIsole MarshallMaltaMauritiusNauruPalauSingaporeSan MarinoSão Tomé e PríncipeSeychellesTongaTuvaluSanta SedeSaint Vincent e GrenadineSamoa
Equal Earth · Natural Earth 1:110mValues when released
Until the first edition is released the map shows UN M49 regions or the Nexus Reports edition; it then shows this index’s classes with each country’s interval on hover. Countries are listed by name, never ordered by value.
Tile
/api/v1/public/grix/risk-products/tiles/wat/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt
Chiave di osservazione
nis:IDX.WAT.stress.water_security_risk:{ISO3}:{YEAR}:A
10Validity

Crosswalks and validity checks

Crosswalks map leaf indicators to source code lists; established indices are used for validity checks, never re-weighted as inputs.

Code systemLeaf indicators mapped
SDG8
WB_WDI6
EPI3
11In tutto il Nexus

Platforms, standards and ways to take part

Field and service platforms of GCRI, GRF and GRA, the Nexus Risk Standards for this domain, learning, working groups and open calls. Every link is a live page.

12Cita

Cita e riutilizza

GCRI Canada (2026). The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX): Water security risk index (GRX-IDX-WAT), Baseline Edition 2026. Preparatory working draft. https://risksindex.com/indices/water-security-risk/ UNI NXS-GRX-AR-000131.

See this index in every country profile

Each profile shows this index with its interval and class once released.