ICDRI 2025: India’s Five Priorities for Resilient Infrastructure
The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025 was addressed by India’s Prime Minister, who set out priorities for climate- and disaster-proof infrastructure.
Key facts
- Theme: “Shaping a Resilient Future for Coastal Regions”.
- CDRI: multilateral coalition begun by India in 2019, headquartered in New Delhi.
- Members: 46 countries and 8 partner organisations.
- Goal: climate- and disaster-resilient infrastructure by 2050, helping 3+ billion people.
About CDRI
- Funded by voluntary contributions; India is the lead contributor, with support from the USA, UK, France, Japan, Germany, Australia, Canada and the World Bank.
- Functions: knowledge sharing, capacity building, financing support and 10 thematic initiatives.
India’s five priorities
- Resilience in higher education; a global digital repository.
- Accessible financing for developing nations; SIDS treated as Large Ocean Countries.
- Real-time early warning with community response networks.
Exam angle
- Headquarters: New Delhi; launched 2019.
- Related terms: SIDS, last-mile connectivity.