Conference will help world come together for this collective mission
Resilience must be factored into the creation of new infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told delegates at the 6th edition of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure https://www.conexpoconagg.com/ via video message on 24 Apr 2024.
The Prime Minister emphasized, “We must invest in resilient infrastructure today for a better tomorrow.”
He stressed that resilience must be factored into new infrastructure creation while also being a part of post-disaster rebuilding.
The Prime Minister pointed out that the focus should shift towards resilience in infrastructure https://ted.europa.eu/en/ once relief and rehabilitation are carried out after a disaster strikes.
Underlining that nature and disasters have no borders, the Prime Minister said that disasters and disruptions cause widespread impact in a highly interconnected world.
“The world can be resilient collectively, only when each country is resilient individually,” PM Modi said, stressing the importance of shared resilience due to shared risks and said that CDRI and this conference will help the world come together for this collective mission.
“To achieve shared resilience, we must support the most vulnerable,” the Prime Minister remarked.
Referring to the Small Island Developing States at high risk of disasters, PM Modi mentioned a CDRI program for funding projects across 13 such places. He gave examples of resilient housing in Dominica, resilient transport networks in Papua New Guinea, and enhanced early warning systems in the Dominican Republic and Fiji.
He expressed satisfaction that CDRI also has a focus on the Global South.
The Prime Minister recalled the formation of a new Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group with financing at the heart of its discussions during India’s G20 Presidency and said that such steps will take the world to a resilient future along with the growth of CDRI.
Reflecting on the impressive growth of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure since its inception in 2019, the Prime Minister underlined that it is now a global coalition of 39 countries and 7 organizations. “This is a good sign for the future”, he added. fiinews.com
