International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025

General Studies Paper-1

Context: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025.

International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025

• It brings together governments, organizations, institutions, the media, and infrastructure stakeholders to strengthen the global discourse on disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure.
• It is being hosted in Europe for the very first time.
• It is aligned with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) in Geneva, and third U.N. Oceans Conference (UNOC3).
• The theme, ‘Shaping a Resilient Future for Coastal Regions,’ highlights the vulnerability of coastal areas and islands to natural disasters and climate change.
• Recent events like Cyclone Remal in India and Bangladesh, Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean, Typhoon Yagi in South-east Asia, Hurricane Helene in the United States, Typhoon Usagi in Philippines and Cyclone Chido in parts of Africa.
• Such disasters caused damage to lives and property.

Key Points

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled India’s experiences with past disasters, such as the 1999 super-cyclone and the 2004 tsunami, noting the country’s progress in building cyclone shelters and a tsunami warning system.
• He praised the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure’s (CDRI) work with 25 Small Island Developing States and welcomed the African Union’s involvement.
• He outlined five key priorities: integrating disaster resilience in education, creating a global digital repository of best practices, ensuring innovative financing for developing nations, supporting Small Island Developing States, and strengthening early warning systems.
  • African Union joins India’s Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure at international conference on disaster infrastructure