EU Joins Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Initiative

The 27-member European Union joins the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) initiative.

About Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Initiative:

The Prime Minister of India launched it in 2019 at the UN Climate Change Summit.
It is a multi-stakeholder global partnership of national governments, UN agencies, multilateral development banks, the private sector, and academic and knowledge institutions.
It aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks.
It also supports sustainable development.
The Governing Council is the highest policy-making body of the CDRI.
- It is co-chaired by India and a representative of another nation, nominated by rotation every 2 years.
Members of the CDRI may make voluntary contributions.

Source: TH

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