Paper Title
Cairo-Net: Network Analytics for Cairo’s Climate Resilience Quantification

Abstract
Cairo has been exhibiting a rapid growth and development of new residential neighborhoods, home to significant portion of the population. With the anticipated rise in climateinduced disasters (CIDs) and their associated impacts, assessing, predicting, and enhancing community resilience is increasingly important. This study introduces a Composite Analytics-driven Index for Resilience Operationalization employing complex Network theory (CAIRO-Net). The framework encompasses five stages: (1) community mapping; (2) topography assessment; (3) proximity to essential services quantification; (4) building energy performance assessment; and finally (5) metrics integration. To demonstrate its utility, CAIRO-Net was deployed on data from 151 residential neighborhoods across Cairo. Topographic data facilitated identifying CID vulnerabilities, while proximity to essential services such as schools, grocery stores, and hospitals was quantified. Buildings energy performance and efficiency was also quantified. Each community received a resilience score, categorized into five groups. Findings show that nearly one-third of communities fall into the lower resilience categories (I and II), whereas approximately 36% rank in the higher resilience categories (IV and V). CAIRO-Net offers a framework that can be adapted by other jurisdictions to establish their own platforms and support effective CID preparedness planning. Keywords - Urban Resilience, Residential Neighborhoods; Climate-Induced Disasters; Network Analysis, Data-Driven Modelling.