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This policy brief describes a national multi-hazard study funded by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) for the Government of El Salvador to assess disaster risks to strategic, economic, and social infrastructure.

A 2016 policy brief reports that El Salvador's strategic infrastructure faces an average annual loss of US$35.5 million due to natural hazards, primarily earthquakes and floods. Education facilities are the most financially exposed infrastructure type. The report recommends using these risk estimates to prioritize retrofits, integrating national data into local municipal planning, and accounting for climate change, which may double the frequency of peak flood events.