與許多其他國家一樣，聖文森特和格林納丁斯也遭受了各種自然災害的影響，對社區造成了不利影響，包括人員傷亡、基礎設施損壞、社會騷亂和生計中斷。建設能夠抵禦災害並從災難中恢復的有彈性的社區至關重要。本文旨在構建專門針對農村社區的複原力指數。大量文獻已將信息和通信、社區、社會、經濟和機構能力確定為自然災害抵禦能力的重要組成部分。為了製定該指數，一個由四名政府官員、兩名學者和兩名具有自然災害和應急管理專業知識的社區領袖組成的小組接受了採訪，以確定每個組成部分的指標。五個小組成員使用層次分析法（AHP）來衡量這五個組成部分。分析表明，信息和溝通是複原力最關鍵的組成部分。本文分析了桑迪灣和南河社區的複原力指數，這兩個社區是經常遭受洪水災害的農村社區。為了對這些指標進行評級，在這兩個社區的社區負責人的協助下進行了一項調查。該調查收到了來自 South Rivers 的 22 名參與者和來自 Sandy Bay 的 21 名參與者的回复。分析顯示，兩個社區的總體復原力指數沒有顯著差異。然而，調查結果顯示，大沙灣社區應通過更好的預警系統和監測來改善其信息和通訊系統，同時也顯示大沙灣社區存在強烈的政治問題，可以從提高社區成員和利益相關者之間的社會凝聚力中受益。而南河社區可以通過加強與災害相關的法規來增強機構能力，從而增強其抵禦自然災害的能力。

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, like many other countries, has been subjected to various natural hazards that have resulted in detrimental impacts on communities, including loss of life, damage to infrastructure, social disturbances, and disruptions of livelihoods. Building resilient communities that are capable of withstanding and recovering from disasters is crucial. This paper aims to construct a resilience index specifically for rural communities. Extensive literature has identified information and communication, community, social, economic, and institutional capacities as significant components of natural hazard resilience. To develop this index, a panel consisting of four government officials, two scholars, and two community leaders with expertise in natural hazards and emergency management were interviewed to define the indicators of each component. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used to weigh these five components by five of the panel members. The analysis revealed that information and communication were the most critical components of resilience. This paper analyzed the resilience index for Sandy Bay and South Rivers communities, which are rural communities frequently exposed to flood hazards. To rate the indicators, a survey was conducted with the assistance of the community leader of these two communities. The survey received responses from 22 participants from South Rivers and 21 participants from Sandy Bay. The analysis revealed no significant difference in the overall resilience index between the two communities. However, the results of the survey suggested that the community of Sandy Bay should improve its information and communication systems through better warning systems and monitoring, and it also showed that the community of Sandy Bay has a strong political issue and can benefit from improved social cohesion amongst community members and stakeholders. While the community of South Rivers could enhance its resilience to natural disasters by reinforcing disaster-related regulations to enhance institutional capacity.

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