Modi announces coalition for disaster management

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, a Ministry of Home Affairs statement said here on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister made the announcement of the coalition on Monday at the Climate Action Summit, which was witnessed by global leaders, government functionaries, international delegates and diplomats from across the world, the statement said.
“India is launching a Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. I invite all member states to join this coalition,” Modi said.
The partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks, financing mechanisms, private sector and knowledge institutions will promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to tackle climate and disaster risks, thereby ensuring sustainable development, the statement said.
Developed through consultations with more than 35 countries, the CDRI envisions to enable measurable reduction in infrastructure losses from disasters, including extreme climate events.
“CDRI thus aims to enable the achievement of objectives of expanding universal access to basic services and enabling prosperity as enshrined in the sustainable development goals, while also working at the intersection of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Paris Climate Agreement,” the statement said.