Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Conference (ICDRI 2025)

Current Context: Recently, in Nice, France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025, marking the first time the event was held in Europe and outlining five global priorities for building climate- and disaster-resilient infrastructure.

ABOUT:

• About the Conference:
  • Organiser: Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (headquartered in New Delhi).
  • Theme: “Shaping a Resilient Future for Coastal Regions.”
  • Alignment: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and UN Ocean Conference.
• Key Priorities Outlined by the Prime Minister:
  • Integrate disaster resilience into higher education curricula.
  • Establish a global digital repository of best practices.
  • Mobilise innovative financing for resilient projects.
  • Prioritise Small Island Developing States as Large Ocean Countries.
  • Strengthen early warning systems and last-mile communication.
• Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI):
  • Founded: 2019 under India’s leadership with United Nations support.
  • Membership: 46 Member Countries, 8 Partner Organisations.
  • Mission: By 2050, guide US $10 trillion of infrastructure investment toward resilience, benefiting over 3 billion people.
  • Governance:
    • Governing Council: Annual meeting of all members.
    • Executive Committee: Biannual programme oversight.
    • Secretariat: Led by Director General Amit Prothi.
  • Significance: Reinforces India’s role in global climate resilience efforts and advances Sustainable Development Goals on resilient infrastructure (SDG 9) and climate action (SDG 13).