The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)

The CDRI supports countries to upgrade their systems to ensure disaster and climate resilience of existing and future infrastructure, in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Sendai Framework. Membership in the CDRI is open to all entities, subject to the approval of the governing council. The CDRI pursues its mission by: (i) Raising awareness at all levels, of the benefits of resilient infrastructure systems, and building linkages with other relevant initiatives to achieve this; (ii) Serving as a platform where knowledge is generated and exchanged on multiple dimensions of disaster and climate resilient infrastructure; (iii) Enhancing nationally and regionally appropriate standards, codes, specifications and guidelines for the planning, design, operation and maintenance of infrastructure systems; (iv) Enhancing capacities and practices to reduce infrastructure damages and losses and consequent interruption of basic services and economic activity, from disasters and climate change; (v) Enabling technological and institutional innovation for resilient infrastructure systems; (vi) Making available technical expertise to assist countries to develop resilient infrastructure in accordance with their disaster and climate risks and resources; (vii) Advocating for financial arrangements, including risk transfer, that support development of resilient infrastructure; and (viii) Assisting countries to adopt appropriate risk governance arrangements and strategies for resilient infrastructure.