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Building Resilience of Transportation Infrastructure in LATAM

Building Resilience of Transportation Infrastructure in LATAM

Implementing Partner: Build Change

 Project name: Latin America Regional Workshop on Building Resilience of Transportation Infrastructure

The Latin America Regional Workshop, held in Brasília (May 2025), focused on enhancing transport infrastructure resilience to climate and disaster risks.

Organized by CDRI, National Land Transport Agency (ANTT), and the Ministry of Transport, Government of Brazil, it featured technical sessions, policy dialogues, and the GIRI model. Key themes included financing, insurance, governance, and adaptation strategies for roads, ports, and airports.

The event fostered regional collaboration and produced actionable recommendations for resilient infrastructure planning.

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The workshop fostered regional collaboration among over 100 participants from Latin American countries, enabling peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and strengthening institutional capacities for climate-resilient transport infrastructure planning and disaster risk management. 

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Participants developed actionable roadmaps for downscaling the GIRI to subnational levels, enhancing localized risk assessments and resilience strategies for roads, railways, ports, and airports in Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. 

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Technical sessions and panel discussions led to key recommendations on financing, governance, and insurance, promoting integrated approaches and innovative tools to embed resilience into infrastructure design, operations, and policy frameworks across Latin America. 

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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. 

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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. 

  • DG@cdri.world
  • @Alpana Saha
  • linkedin.com/in/Alpana saha