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In today’s rapidly evolving world, uncertainty is driven by climate change, disaster risks, shifting geopolitics, volatile markets, and changing societal behaviours. Building resilient infrastructure is vital for long-term sustainable development, but demands a shift toward dynamic, adaptive planning. Societies must embrace holistic, systemic, and interdisciplinary approaches to understand disaster causes and impacts, enabling robust decisions that ensure service continuity under stress.
This special issue explores critical gaps and innovative solutions for implementing resilient infrastructure systems. It presents a curated collection of evidence-based research, case studies, and literature reviews aimed at policymakers and practitioners. Together, these contributions offer actionable insights to guide infrastructure development that is not only disaster and climate resilient but also inclusive and future-ready.
Key points
- Uncertainty grows from climate change, disasters, markets, and geopolitics combined.
- Resilient infrastructure is essential for sustainable development amid rising risks.
- Holistic, systemic, multidisciplinary analysis helps understand disaster causes and impacts.
- Dynamic planning ensures service reliability during shocks and climate stresses.
- CDRI explores gaps and solutions for resilient infrastructure implementation.
- Evidence-based research supports policymakers and practitioners in resilience building efforts.
