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Newsletter March 2024
Governance of Infrastructure for Resilience
The white paper on “Governance of Infrastructure for Resilience” emphasizes the urgent need for robust governance to ensure infrastructure systems are resilient to climate change and natural hazards. It identifies seven key themes: whole systems perspective, adaptive capacity, prioritization of infrastructure needs, financing, regulation and standards, capacity and resourcing, and data and technology. The paper […]
Roadmap for Infrastructure Resilience in the Kingdom of Tonga
Tonga, a small island developing state, faces high vulnerability to climate-related hazards like cyclones, tsunamis, and sea-level rise. This roadmap, developed by CDRI and UNDRR, outlines a strategic plan to enhance infrastructure resilience across water, energy, transport, and telecommunications sectors. Key gaps include weak governance, fragmented policies, limited data systems, and under-resourced institutions. The roadmap […]
Roadmap for Infrastructure Resilience in the Republic of Madagascar
Madagascar’s Infrastructure Resilience Roadmap, developed by CDRI, UNDRR, and national stakeholders, outlines nearly 50 measures to reduce disaster-related infrastructure losses, estimated at $100 million annually. It addresses vulnerabilities across transport, energy, water, telecommunications, and education sectors. Key focus areas include enhancing data systems, conducting stress tests, and establishing a centralized digital database. The plan emphasizes […]
Roadmap for Infrastructure Resilience in the Republic of Chile
CDRI and UNDRR led roadmap outlines Chile’s strategy to enhance infrastructure resilience against natural and climate-related hazards. Using the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review, the study assessed six sectors—water, energy, transport, ICT, health, and education—through risk profiling, governance analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Chile faces high exposure to earthquakes, droughts, fires, and floods, with water […]
Bhutan National Plan for Infrastructure Resilience
The Bhutan National Plan for Infrastructure Resilience, developed by the Royal Government of Bhutan with CDRI and UNDRR, outlines a strategic roadmap to strengthen critical infrastructure against natural and human-made hazards. Using the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review, the plan assesses six key sectors—transport, energy, water, ICT, health, and education—through stress testing, policy reviews, […]
Towards Resilient Health Infrastructure
The Resilient Health Infrastructure (RHI) initiative, led by CDRI in collaboration with WHO India, addresses the vulnerability of health systems to disasters and climate change. Implemented in Sikkim, India. Sikkim is a region prone to earthquakes, floods, and glacial lake outburst floods. The initiative developed a comprehensive framework focusing on hospital safety, infrastructure interdependencies, and […]
Finance for Resilient Infrastructure Programme (FRIP): NIP
The NIP study under CDRI’s Finance for Resilient Infrastructure Programme (FRIP), in collaboration with India’s Ministry of Finance and key line ministries, aims to integrate disaster and climate resilience into infrastructure projects under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP). With India facing an estimated US$31.59 billion in annual infrastructure losses, FRIP focuses on cost-benefit analysis (CBA) […]