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Mainstreaming Disaster Resilience into the NIP Projects

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Mainstreaming Disaster Resilience into the NIP Projects

Implementing Partner: Build Change

Project name:Mainstreaming Disaster Resilience into Infrastructure Projects: Insights from Infrastructure Sectors in India

This study strengthens infrastructure financing and implementation in Roads, Power, and Railways by enhancing agreements and documents with resilience features across the asset lifecycle.

Guided by the Department of Economic Affairs, it reviews Model Concession Agreements, bidding documents, and policy frameworks.

Introducing a Resilience Cost-Benefit Analysis tool, it enables informed investment decisions. The study offers actionable recommendations to embed resilience in policy, design, financing, and projects, ensuring sustainable, risk-prepared infrastructure growth. 

Collaboration: Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

CDRI funding
$ 0
Potential benefit of
the resilience framework
$ 0 bn

Impact

1

A comprehensive resilience integration roadmap and guidance framework developed for infrastructure projects across Power, Railways, and Road line ministries in India. 

2

This project embeds resilience principles into project planning, implementation, and long-term sustainability, fostering climate-adaptive, risk-prepared infrastructure that supports national development goals. 

3

The project has developed scalable tools and frameworks that can be replicated in other infrastructure sectors and regions, thereby mainstreaming resilience in infrastructure development worldwide

Resources

Mainstreaming Disaster Resilience into Infrastructure Projects: Insights from India’s National Infrastructure Pipeline

Mainstreaming Disaster Resilience into Infrastructure Projects: Insights from India’s National Infrastructure Pipeline  

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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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Aishwarya Pillai

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
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