Capacity building

To enhance infrastructure resilience, CDRI’s capacity building efforts focus on strengthening the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders across the infrastructure project lifecycle, spanning planning, design, construction, and operation, and maintenance.

This approach equips them with the expertise and tools necessary to reduce risks, optimize resilience strategies, and ensure long-term sustainability, fostering a more adaptive and robust infrastructure ecosystem capable of withstanding future challenges.

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Impact

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CDRI organized capacity building sessions throughout the year, strengthening resilience expertise for policymakers and practitioners, including through the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme, focusing on integrating resilience into transport sector planning and management.

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CDRI is developing self-paced online and in-person training modules on Urban Water Infrastructure Resilience, DRI Lexicon, Resilient Health Infrastructure, and Resilient Telecom Infrastructure, hosted on the DRI Connect platform to enhance stakeholder knowledge and preparedness.

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The FRA study consultation in Mauritius paved the way for CDRI’s national-level resilience workshop. Discussions with IORA advanced strategic collaborations, identified funding opportunities, and supported piloting CDRI’s FRA study framework, strengthening infrastructure resilience efforts globally.

Resources

Alpana Saha 2

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. 

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.