Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
AbbreviationCDRI
FormationSeptember 23, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-23)
Founded atNew York, United States
Purpose"Promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks, thereby ensuring sustainable development"[1]
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India (Interim Secretariat)
Membership
Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Dominican Republic
Fiji
France
Germany
Ghana
Haiti
India
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Madagascar
Maldives
Mauritius
Mongolia
Nepal
Netherlands
Peru
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
8 member organizations

Invited members

Algeria
Egypt
Malaysia
Mexico
Norway
Pakistan
Republic of Korea
Spain
Switzerland
Websitecdri.world

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is an international coalition of countries, United Nations (UN) agencies, multilateral development banks, the private sector, and academic institutions, that aims to promote disaster-resilient infrastructure.[1][2] Its objective is to promote research and knowledge sharing in the fields of infrastructure risk management, standards, financing, and recovery mechanisms.[2] It was launched by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019.[3]

CDRI's initial focus is on developing disaster-resilience in ecological, social, and economic infrastructure. It aims to achieve substantial changes in member countries' policy frameworks and future infrastructure investments, along with a major decrease in the economic losses suffered due to disasters.[4]

Today, or as of 2023, the CDRI has 39 members, incl. 31 member states, such as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.[citation needed]

Algeria, Egypt, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Spain and Switzerland were invited. The nine, however, are pending membership approval.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure" (PDF). Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Thakur, Pradeep (25 September 2019). "UN supports India initiative on coalition for DRR". The Times of India. New Delhi. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Coalition for disaster resilient infrastructure developed in consultations with over 35 countries". New Delhi. Asian News International. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Modi Announces Coalition for Disaster Management at UN Climate Action Summit". The Weather Company. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.