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Indian PM outlines Global Priorities for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure at ICDRI 2025

Posted 09 Jun 2025

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India’s 5 Key Global Priorities

  • Integrating Disaster Resilience in Education.
  • Formulating a Global Digital Repository for Disaster Resilience.
  • Promoting Innovative Financing to ensure access to funding for the developing countries.
  • Reaffirming India's recognition of SIDS as Large Ocean Countries, emphasising need for special attention to their vulnerabilities.
  • Strengthening Early Warning Systems.

Key Highlights of the Conference

  • Launched Call to Action for Coastal Resilience in SIDS: Provides recommendations to enhance resilience in coastal infrastructure, prioritizing vulnerable regions like Small Island Developing States (SIDS) by 2034.
    • It highlighted 10 concrete actions to unlock finance and build resilient infrastructure (2025-2034) like:
      • Launch the SIDS Global Data Hub 2.0,
      • Ensure 100% multi-hazard early-warning coverage in SIDS by 2030,
      • Create a one-stop accreditation process for SIDS,
      • Establish resilience units within ministries of finance to consolidate climate finance etc.
  • Optimizing investment frameworks: Ensure timely, effective, and scalable funding for resilient coastal infrastructure by unifying policy, finance, and technical standards.
  • First-ever hosting in Europe: It was hosted in Nice, France, broadening its impact and fostering inclusive dialogue and partnerships.

About International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2025

  • It is a platform under Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to drive discussions and actions on climate adaptation, coastal resilience, and sustainable development.
    • CDRI is a global coalition launched by India to strengthen infrastructure resilience against climate and disaster risks. It aims to drive US$10 trillion worth investment into disaster-resilient infrastructure by 2050.
  • Aim: To forge a safer, resilient future for vulnerable coastal communities worldwide by bridging science, policy, and finance.
  • Theme: ‘Shaping a Resilient Future for Coastal Regions’.
  • Tags :
  • CDRI
  • SIDS Global Data Hub 2.0
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