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Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)

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    Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) is a flagship programme of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). Co-created with SIDS, the objective of IRIS is to support successful implementation of the SAMOA Pathway through delivering on: Improved resilience of SIDS Infrastructure to climate change and disaster risks; Strengthened knowledge and partnerships of integrating resilience in SIDS infrastructure; Gender equality and disability inclusion promoted through resilient SIDS infrastructure. IRIS is already supported by commitments of USD 35m from Australia, India, the EU, and the UK, with a target to attract and deploy USD 50m to support SIDS by 2030.

    Implementation of the Project/Activity

    IRIS is built on five principles:
    1. Co-creation – CDRI works with SIDS to identify opportunities for partnership and technical collaboration for strengthening systems and promoting resilient infrastructure.
    2. Complementarity – IRIS is designed to build synergies with the past and ongoing initiatives that support climate and disaster resilient infrastructure in SIDS.
    3. Absorptive capacity and ownership – IRIS designed initiatives are considerate of the absorptive capacity of SIDS while working to enhance this capacity. IRIS strives to foster SIDS ownership and leadership.
    4. Flexibility – There is flexibility in IRIS funding rounds including in choosing projects, geographical areas, countries, etc. through funding or in-kind support such as deployment of experts, technical services and knowledge products.
    5. Inclusion, equity, and respect for diversity – Support is available to all SIDS, irrespective of whether they are CDRI members.
    The IRIS Programme’s implementation modalities include:
    - Grants for capacity strengthening and technical assistance projects for individual countries or groups of SIDS, implemented by partners with a strong track record in local delivery (multi-lateral organizations, NGOs, INGOs and UN agencies). IRIS awarded 11 projects in 13 SIDS for its first funding cycle in 2023. New calls for proposals will follow regularly until 2030.
    - Knowledge creation and exchange led by CDRI to ensure peer learning on locally relevant solutions for resilient and inclusive infrastructure.
    - Advocacy platform to influence funding decisions and relay SIDS messaging around data availability, project preparation and climate adaptation financing.

    Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

    IRIS’ main purpose is capacity building and technology transfer. Among the ongoing IRIS projects, institutional capacity strengthening initiatives are distributed along the following themes:
    - Data collection and analysis for resilient infrastructure planning: Geo-spatial assistance to build and maintain infrastructure databases, risk models and early warning systems in Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tonga, Belize, Fiji and the Dominican Republic; Elaboration of a national housing resilience strategy in Dominica; A feasibility study for an infrastructure asset insurance scheme in the Maldives.
    - Codes, standards and methods for effective infrastructure resilience gains: Revision and roll-out of the Haiti building code; Revision and piloting of resilient road standards in Papua-New Guinea; Infrastructure capacity assessment and capacity building in the Marshall Islands; Roll out of infrastructure vulnerability assessment and retrofitting planning method in the Caribbean (Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic).
    - Nature-based Solutions for flood management and coastal protection: National drainage and irrigation strategy and capacity strengthening in Guyana; A coastal and riverbank nature-based project development in Fiji.
    CDRI is also committed to fostering a culture of exchange and learning among SIDS through thematic webinars, communities of practice and publications relevant to various SIDS contexts. Technology transfer is envisaged through expert dialogues (online and in-person during CDRI’s conferences) and exposure visits. The first IRIS SIDS workshop is planned in 2024.

    Coordination mechanisms

    The formal coordination mechanism is the IRIS Steering Committee, which ensures SIDS engagement and provides formal oversight and guidance on the programme including strategic direction, project development and approval, resource allocation and progress reviews of IRIS. To ensure IRIS is driven by the needs of SIDS, the IRIS Steering Committee has representatives from the following groups:
    i. SIDS nations- To ensure that IRIS is a SIDS-led initiative, one seat each is reserved for nations from each of the three major SIDS regions (the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean).
    ii. SIDS regional entities-To ensure complementarity with the ongoing work in SIDS, one seat each is reserved for regional organizations from each of the three SIDS regions.
    iii. AOSIS-One permanent seat is reserved for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), as it represents the interests of the 39 small islands and low-lying coastal developing states across the three SIDS regions.
    iv. IRIS Donors: Government Representatives of India, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the European Union
    IRIS is now funding 11 projects across 13 SIDS and will launch a second round of funding at SIDS4. IRIS funding rounds are designed to respond to the demands of SIDS. Through its initiatives, IRIS aims to build synergies with other initiatives that support climate and disaster resilient infrastructure in SIDS. To define the programmatic priorities of IRIS, CDRI undertakes regular consultations with numerous SIDS stakeholders, including SIDS governments, regional organizations, existing regional/country programs, UN agencies, donor partners, and other public and private sector specialists who are experienced in building resilient infrastructure in SIDS

    Goal 5

    Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

    Goal 5

    5.1

    End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

    5.1.1

    Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex

    5.2

    Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
    5.2.1

    Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age

    5.2.2

    Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence

    5.3

    Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
    5.3.1

    Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18

    5.3.2

    Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

    5.4

    Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

    5.4.1

    Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location

    5.5

    Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

    5.5.1

    Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments

    5.5.2

    Proportion of women in managerial positions

    5.6

    Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

    5.6.1

    Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care

    5.6.2

    Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education

    5.a

    Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

    5.a.1

    (a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure

    5.a.2

    Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control

    5.b

    Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
    5.b.1

    Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex

    5.c

    Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels

    5.c.1

    Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment

    Goal 9

    Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

    Goal 9

    9.1

    Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
    9.1.1

    Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road

    9.1.2

    Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport

    9.2

    Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries

    9.2.1

    Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita

    9.2.2

    Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

    9.3

    Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets
    9.3.1

    Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added

    9.3.2

    Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit

    9.4

    By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities

    9.4.1

    COemission per unit of value added

    9.5

    Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending
    9.5.1

    Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP

    9.5.2

    Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants

    9.a

    Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
    9.a.1

    Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure

    9.b

    Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities
    9.b.1

    Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added

    9.c

    Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020

    9.c.1

    Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology

    Goal 11

    Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

    Goal 11

    11.1

    By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

    11.1.1

    Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

    11.2

    By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons
    11.2.1

    Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

    11.3

    By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries
    11.3.1

    Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate

    11.3.2

    Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically

    11.4

    Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

    11.4.1

    Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal)

    11.5

    By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations

    11.5.1

    Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

    11.5.2

    Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global domestic product (GDP)

    11.5.3

    (a) Damage to critical infrastructure and (b) number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters

    11.6

    By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

    11.6.1

    Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities

    11.6.2

    Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)

    11.7

    By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities
    11.7.1

    Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

    11.7.2

    Proportion of persons victim of non-sexual or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months

    11.a

    Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning

    11.a.1

    Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space

    11.b

    By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels

    11.b.1

    Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

    11.b.2

    Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

    11.c

    Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials

    Goal 17

    Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

    Goal 17

    17.1

    Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection

    17.1.1
    Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source
    17.1.2
    Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes

    17.2

    Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries

    17.2.1
    Net official development assistance, total and to least developed countries, as a proportion of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee donors’ gross national income (GNI)

    17.3

    Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources

    17.3.1

    Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources 

    17.3.2
    Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP

    17.4

    Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress

    17.4.1
    Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services

    17.5

    Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries

    17.5.1

    Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries

    17.6

    Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism

    17.6.1

     Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed

    17.7

    Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed

    17.7.1

    Total amount of funding for developing countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies

    17.8

    Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology

    17.8.1
    Proportion of individuals using the Internet

    17.9

    Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation

    17.9.1

    Dollar value of financial and technical assistance (including through North-South, South‑South and triangular cooperation) committed to developing countries

    17.10

    Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda

    17.10.1
    Worldwide weighted tariff-average

    17.11

    Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020

    17.11.1

    Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports

    17.12

    Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access

    17.12.1

    Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States

    17.13

    Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence

    17.13.1
    Macroeconomic Dashboard

    17.14

    Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development

    17.14.1
    Number of countries with mechanisms in place to enhance policy coherence of sustainable development

    17.15

    Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development 

    17.15.1
    Extent of use of country-owned results frameworks and planning tools by providers of development cooperation

    17.16

    Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries

    17.16.1

    Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

    17.17

    Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships 

    17.17.1

    Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure

    17.18

    By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts

    17.18.1

    Statistical capacity indicators

    17.18.2
    Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
    17.18.3

    Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding

    17.19

    By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries

    17.19.1
    Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries
    17.19.2

    Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration

    Name Description
    17.14 Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development
    50 projects funded by 2030 at country/regional level to enhance infrastructure systems in the face of disaster and climate risks
    Community of Practice (CoP) developed to increase accessibility and availability to locally relevant knowledge and innovation, to be launched in 2024.
    SIDS-specific publication on inclusive approaches to infrastructure resilience to be launched in 2025.
    Financing (in USD)
    50 million USD target (USD 35 Million already committed by the governments of India, Australia, the United Kingdom and European Union.
    Staff / Technical expertise
    CDRI Secretariat and secondment of experts from Member Countries (So far, United States of America, France, European Union, Australia and the United Kingdom has provided technical experts for the IRIS Partnership)
    In-kind contribution
    France, UK, EU, Australia and India provided resources for designing the IRIS programme. CDRI Member Countries (CDRI's SIDS Members Countries) provide continued support for planning, development & execution of the IRIS programme
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    Timeline
    01 January 2022 (start date)
    31 December 2030 (date of completion)
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    Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
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    SIDS regions
    1. Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea
    2. Caribbean
    3. Pacific
    4. Other (including Global)
    Samoa pathway priority area
    1. Climate Change
    2. Sustainable Energy
    3. Disaster Risk Reduction
    4. Water and Sanitation
    5. Sustainable Transport
    6. Health and NCDs
    7. Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
    8. Social Development
    9. Means of Implementation, including Partnerships
    10. SIDS Priorities for the post-2015 Development Agenda
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