Indian PM outlines Global Priorities for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure at ICDRI 2025

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India’s 5 Key Global Priorities

Integrating Disaster Resilience in Education.
Formulating a Global Digital Repository for Disaster Resilience.
Promoting Innovative Financing to ensure access to funding for the developing countries.
Reaffirming India's recognition of SIDS as Large Ocean Countries, emphasising need for special attention to their vulnerabilities.
Strengthening Early Warning Systems.

Launched Call to Action for Coastal Resilience in SIDS: Provides recommendations to enhance resilience in coastal infrastructure, prioritizing vulnerable regions like Small Island Developing States (SIDS) by 2034.
- It highlighted 10 concrete actions to unlock finance and build resilient infrastructure (2025-2034) like:
  - Launch the SIDS Global Data Hub 2.0,
  - Ensure 100% multi-hazard early-warning coverage in SIDS by 2030,
  - Create a one-stop accreditation process for SIDS,
  - Establish resilience units within ministries of finance to consolidate climate finance etc.
Optimizing investment frameworks: Ensure timely, effective, and scalable funding for resilient coastal infrastructure by unifying policy, finance, and technical standards.
First-ever hosting in Europe: It was hosted in Nice, France, broadening its impact and fostering inclusive dialogue and partnerships.

It is a platform under Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to drive discussions and actions on climate adaptation, coastal resilience, and sustainable development.
- CDRI is a global coalition launched by India to strengthen infrastructure resilience against climate and disaster risks. It aims to drive US$10 trillion worth investment into disaster-resilient infrastructure by 2050.
Aim: To forge a safer, resilient future for vulnerable coastal communities worldwide by bridging science, policy, and finance.
Theme: ‘Shaping a Resilient Future for Coastal Regions’.