Capacity Building Training Workshops with ITEC, SSIFS, and EPTRI

Implementing Partner: Build Change

Project name: Capacity Building Training Workshops with ITEC, SSIFS, and EPTRI

CDRI, in collaboration with ITEC, SSIFS, and EPTRI, conducts sensitization training sessions to raise awareness and foster a foundational understanding of climate and disaster resilient infrastructure.

These sessions introduce CDRI’s key programmes and initiatives, targeting policymakers, infrastructure professionals, and practitioners.

The trainings foster informed decision-making, promote resilience strategies, and encourage global cooperation in strengthening infrastructure systems against climate and disaster risks for sustainable development and long-term economic stability. 

Collaboration:

  • The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC), Ministry Of External Affairs, Government of India
  • Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS), Ministry Of External Affairs, Government of India
  • Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI)
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Impact

1

Participants demonstrated heightened awareness and understanding of the urgent need for climate and disaster resilient infrastructure, recognizing its role in safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and ensuring long-term sustainability in the face of escalating climate risks.

2

The trainings successfully cultivated new advocates for DRI across both member and non-member countries, fostering global advocacy, leadership, and collaboration to promote resilience-building strategies and integrate them into national and regional infrastructure planning.

3

The sessions served as a strategic entry point for capacity development, generating interest in follow-up training and technical support while prompting membership requests from non-member countries seeking to align with CDRI’s mission.

Aishwarya Pillai

Lead Specialist

Alpana heads institutional partnerships, governance, and resource mobilization at CDRI, advancing cross-sector collaborations that drive resilient infrastructure programming across Member Countries and organizations. With over 25 years of experience spanning international development, global health, and the non-profit sector, she brings deep expertise in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and delivering strategic change. 

At CDRI, Alpana has been pivotal in forging strategic alliances with governments, international organizations, and philanthropies. She also plays a key role in fortifying institutional systems and board governance mechanisms as the Coalition transitions into an international organization. 

Before joining CDRI, Alpana held senior leadership roles at The George Institute for Global Health, Plan India, WaterAid India, and SOS Children’s Villages, leading institutional fundraising and cultivating strategic partnerships for social impact. 

She holds a Master’s in Finance & Control from Aligarh Muslim University and completed Executive Education at Harvard Business School (CSR India). Her work is driven by a commitment to building enduring, values-based partnerships that accelerate sustainable development outcomes. 

Alpana Saha

Director, Partnerships, Governance, and Resource Mobilisation 

Alpana heads institutional partnerships, governance, and resource mobilization at CDRI, advancing cross-sector collaborations that drive resilient infrastructure programming across Member Countries and organizations. With over 25 years of experience spanning international development, global health, and the non-profit sector, she brings deep expertise in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and delivering strategic change. 

At CDRI, Alpana has been pivotal in forging strategic alliances with governments, international organizations, and philanthropies. She also plays a key role in fortifying institutional systems and board governance mechanisms as the Coalition transitions into an international organization. 

Before joining CDRI, Alpana held senior leadership roles at The George Institute for Global Health, Plan India, WaterAid India, and SOS Children’s Villages, leading institutional fundraising and cultivating strategic partnerships for social impact. 

She holds a Master’s in Finance & Control from Aligarh Muslim University and completed Executive Education at Harvard Business School (CSR India). Her work is driven by a commitment to building enduring, values-based partnerships that accelerate sustainable development outcomes.