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La résilience des infrastructures est un défi mondial majeur.
14%
de la croissance du PIB mondial est menacée par les
pertes d’infrastructures dues aux
catastrophes et au changement climatique.
Source: CDRI
80%
De ce risque est concentré dans les
secteurs essentiels de l’électricité, des
transports et des télécommunications.
Source: CDRI
Les infrastructures résilientes aux catastrophes absorbent les chocs, réagissent et se rétablissent rapidement;tout en offrant un dividende de résilience, notamment :
- $4 return for each $1 invested
- Moins de pertes et de dégâts
- Perturbations des services limitées
Afin de rendre nos infrastructures résilientes face aux catastrophes, l’Inde lance la Coalition pour des infrastructures résilientes aux désastres. J’invite tous les États membres à se joindre à cette Coalition."
Narendra Modi, Premier ministre de l’Inde, 2019
CDRI : Une coalition mondiale
La CDRI s’engage à renforcer la résilience des systèmes d’infrastructures face aux risques climatiques et aux catastrophes. Elle regroupe des gouvernements nationaux, des organisations internationales et des acteurs du secteur privé. Les membres bénéficient d’un accès à une expertise mondiale, à des financements, à un appui technique, à des occasions de recherche, à des solutions innovantes et aux meilleures pratiques mondiales.
62Â Membres
183Â Projets
$21.84mn Funding Disbursed
What we do: 16 Initiatives
Soutien
aux zones Ă haut
risque
Renforcement
de la résilience des
infrastructures essentielles
Solutions
pour les infrastructures
résilientes
Mise en Ĺ“uvre
d’une infrastructure résiliente
Where we work: 183 Projects
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Ressources
GIR 2025 Executive Summary
This is the Executive Summary of the Global Infrastructure Resilience Report 2025.
GIR 2025 report emphasizes the urgent need to incorporate resilience into infrastructure planning and investment. It shows that economic losses from service disruptions after disasters are, on average, 7.4 times higher than direct infrastructure damage.
The report emphasizes the importance of risk assessments, faster reconstruction, and governance reforms to reduce these losses. It advocates for localized risk modelling, institutional readiness, and innovative financing, including insurance and risk pooling. Businesses must also build end-to-end resilience across supply chains.
With over 75 case studies, GIR 2025 provides actionable insights across key pillars, including technology, finance, governance, and nature-based solutions. It calls for global cooperation to ensure infrastructure systems can withstand, adapt to, and recover from disasters, turning resilience into a driver of sustainable, inclusive growth.
Heat Smart Schools
Guidance for Building Resilience to Extreme HeatÂ
Community of Practice on Extreme Heat Management in Education InfrastructureÂ
Heat Smart Schools is a guidance framework by CDRI to help schools adapt to rising extreme heat risks. With over two billion children projected to face frequent heatwaves by 2050, the document emphasizes that heat threatens health, learning, and equity, especially in vulnerable communities.
It outlines seven actionable steps: establish inclusive governance, use science and forecasts, implement structural and nature-based cooling measures, integrate heat literacy into education, address underlying risks like water and nutrition, mobilize financing, and prepare for future heat events through drills and recovery planning.
Recommendations span structural retrofits, passive cooling, shaded spaces, hydration systems, and community engagement. The guidance promotes a whole-of-society approach, linking schools with municipal, health, and disaster systems to ensure resilience and safeguard children’s right to learn in a warming world.
Action AgendaÂ
Integrating Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in National Adaptation Strategies
The Action Agenda emphasizes the integration of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI) into national adaptation strategies as a critical response to escalating climate risks.
With 75% of global infrastructure yet to be built, mostly in the Global South, embedding resilience now is vital to avoid trillions in future losses. Climate-induced disasters already cause $700 billion annually, disproportionately impacting vulnerable economies. DRI adds 5–15% to upfront costs but yields 7–12x returns over asset lifecycles.
The agenda calls for systemic reforms: multi-hazard risk assessments, resilient design standards, governance coordination, innovative financing, and capacity building. It outlines ten action areas, including political leadership, critical asset protection, equity, and regional cooperation. COP30 is framed as a pivotal moment to shift from policy intent to operational integration, making resilience the backbone of adaptation and sustainable development.
Community of Practice on Extreme Heat in Urban Educational Infrastructure: Heat Smart SchoolsÂ
Extreme heat is increasingly disrupting education, affecting over 171 million students in 2024 alone. By 2050, nearly all children will face frequent heatwaves, with girls and children with disabilities being especially vulnerable. Many schools lack the infrastructure to protect students, making classrooms unsafe.
This Community of Practice aims to catalyze global dialogue, share best practices, and develop evidence-based guidance for heat-resilient schools. Key themes include heat-related inequities, health protocols, school design, and community roles. The CoP involves over 150 experts and 71 organizations, producing resources for policymakers and school administrators.
Recommendations include governance frameworks, scientific forecasting, child education, addressing root risks, infrastructure adaptation, financial strategies, and future preparedness. Building heat-resilient schools is essential for safeguarding children’s health, learning, and equity in a warming world.
A Roadmap for Resilient Health InfrastructureÂ
Lessons from CDRI-WHO collaborative project in Sikkim (India)
This summary document captures CDRI–WHO project in Sikkim, which aimed to strengthen health infrastructure resilience against disasters and climate risks. Sikkim, prone to earthquakes, floods, and GLOFs, faced vulnerabilities across 178 health facilities.
The project developed a comprehensive Resilient Health Infrastructure (RHI) Framework covering hospital operations, building safety, critical services, community systems, and governance. Key actions included capacity-building workshops, mock drills, and the creation of a Hospital Disaster Risk Management & Resilience Plan (HDRM&RP). Post-2023 GLOF, the framework guided effective response and recovery. The initiative emphasized systemic integration, policy reforms, and multi-sectoral coordination. Sikkim received national recognition for fire safety and aims to scale resilience measures.
CDRI plans to expand the RHI model globally, supported by a Community of Practice and technical partnerships.
GIR Working Paper: SIDS
The 2025 GIR SIDS Working Paper by CDRI analyzes infrastructure resilience in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) using the Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index (GIRI). It highlights SIDS’ vulnerability to climate and geological hazards due to limited land, economic size, and coastal infrastructure concentration.
The paper estimates high Average Annual Losses (AAL), especially in the energy and telecommunications sectors, and projects increased risks from climate change. It proposes a resilience framework based on three capacities, absorb, respond, and recover, and emphasizes financial instruments, institutional reforms, and user resilience.
The Call to Action outlines ten steps to enhance resilience, including data hubs, localized standards, and finance reforms. CDRI’s IRIS program supports 24 projects across 25 SIDS, promoting resilient infrastructure through technical, financial, and policy assistance.
Mainstreaming Disaster Resilience into Infrastructure Projects: Insights from India’s National Infrastructure Pipeline Â
The document outlines efforts by CDRI to integrate climate and disaster resilience into India’s National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP). It includes cost-benefit analyses (CBA) of five sectoral projects and reviews of standard agreements in roads, power, and rail sectors to identify resilience gaps.
A key tool developed is the Resilience CBA dashboard, which compares lifecycle costs with and without resilience measures. The document also proposes revisions to procurement and contractual documents to include risk-sharing and force majeure clauses.
A comprehensive disaster resilience toolkit is introduced, offering design options, evaluation guidance, and proposal preparation support for ministries and bidders. The goal is to reduce financial losses, improve infrastructure resilience, and promote disaster-informed investment decisions across India’s infrastructure ecosystem.
GIR Working Paper: AfricaÂ
The GIR 2025 Africa Working Paper by CDRI presents the first comprehensive assessment of infrastructure risks in Africa using the Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index (GIRI).
The paper estimates Africa’s average annual loss (AAL) from disasters at $12.7 billion, with floods and earthquakes as primary hazards. Eastern Africa bears the highest AAL, while smaller nations face proportionally greater economic impacts. Climate change is projected to increase losses by 27%.
It highlights sector-specific vulnerabilities in transport, energy, and urban infrastructure, and emphasizes the need for resilient design, maintenance, and early warning systems. It advocates for financial instruments and institutional reforms to enhance infrastructure resilience.
African governments are leading adaptation efforts, but global support remains crucial. The report calls for coordinated action ahead of the 2025 G20 Summit and COP30.
ICDRI 2025: Shaping a Resilient Future for Small Island Developing States:Â Outcomes, Recommendations, and Next StepsÂ
The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2025, held in Nice, France, focused on enhancing infrastructure resilience in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). With 220 delegates from 52 countries, the event emphasized leadership, finance, and technology.
Key outcomes included a Call to Action with ten concrete steps, such as launching the SIDS Global Data Hub 2.0, developing modular design codes, and embedding resilience units in finance ministries. Discussions highlighted the need for adaptive governance, inclusive early warning systems, and innovative financing mechanisms. CDRI is committed to advancing these goals through partnerships, technical assistance, and global advocacy.
The conference aligned with global frameworks like the Sendai Framework and COP30, aiming to shift from reactive aid to anticipatory resilience and ensure sustainable development for vulnerable island nations.
ICDRI 2025: Programme Highlights and Session Summaries
ICDRI 2025 conference emphasized resilient infrastructure for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), highlighting local capacity, data-driven planning, and inclusive finance. Leaders emphasized the importance of proactive resilience, bundling projects for scalability, and integrating risk into budgets. Sessions showcased community-led solutions, nature-based designs, and peer learning.
Key recommendations included creating a SIDS Global Data Hub, expanding early warning systems, and launching fellowships and regional training hubs. Financing strategies focused on vulnerability-based eligibility, concessional terms tied to resilience, and streamlined accreditation. Technology discussions promoted locally serviceable tools and AI-driven risk analytics. The Resilient Africa Programme was introduced to replicate SIDS innovations across the continent.
The conference concluded with a call to embed resilience at every stage of infrastructure development, supported by open data, capacity building, and collaboration.
Global Infrastructure Resilience Report 2025
The Global Infrastructure Resilience Report by CDRI emphasizes making infrastructure resilience a core economic strategy.
Global disaster-related losses exceed $732 billion annually, with indirect costs averaging 7.4 times direct damages. Using GIRI model and Green Economy Model (GEM), it shows that faster reconstruction, within 10 years, can halve GDP losses.
Key priorities include localized risk assessments, layered financing (bonds, insurance, contingency funds), and governance reforms to overcome regulatory gaps. Technologies like AI, drones, and digital twins, along with nature-based solutions, offer cost-effective resilience. Businesses and governments must embed resilience across planning, operations, and recovery. Africa and Small Island Developing States face disproportionate risks, while renewable energy and irrigation sectors need urgent adaptation.
The report provides actionable frameworks, financing pathways, and case studies to capture the resilience dividend globally.
Shaping Resilience in Mountains
The Case for Disaster Resilient InfrastructureÂ
Mountains, covering 27% of Earth and home to 1.2 billion people, are vital for biodiversity and water security but face severe climate-induced hazards like floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods. Their fragile ecosystems, remoteness, and limited infrastructure amplify vulnerability, making disaster resilient infrastructure (DRI) essential for survival and connectivity.
The report by CDRI emphasizes integrating technological innovations, ecosystem-based adaptation, and Indigenous knowledge to design resilient systems. It highlights cascading risks, governance gaps, and financing challenges, calling for multi-hazard risk-informed planning, inclusive policies, and sustainable maintenance.
Strategic pathways include early warning systems, gender-responsive approaches, and diversified financing through public-private partnerships and climate funds. Case studies worldwide demonstrate scalable solutions combining engineering and nature-based strategies. Collective action is urgent to safeguard lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems in mountain regions amid accelerating climate change.
PartenairesÂ
- Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) programme
A Compendium of Case Studies on Disaster Resilient Housing and FacilitiesÂ
This compendium showcases 26 global case studies on disaster resilient housing and infrastructure, emphasizing climate adaptation, community-led recovery, and inclusive development.
It highlights scalable models like India’s PMAY-G, Indonesia’s RISHA prefab homes, and Japan’s seismic retrofitting policy. Owner-driven reconstruction, vernacular architecture, and gender-inclusive approaches are central themes. Countries such as Afghanistan, Mozambique, and Colombia demonstrate effective post-disaster housing solutions through the use of local materials, training, and policy reform. Innovations include Singapore’s environmental modelling, UK’s integrated flood resilience, and UAE’s passive cooling via Barjeel towers.
The compendium aligns with the Sendai Framework and G20 DRRWG priorities, offering actionable insights for policymakers, engineers, and NGOs to reduce vulnerability, enhance resilience, and promote sustainable housing solutions globally.
National and Sub-national Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment and Roadmap for India’s Telecommunications SectorÂ
India’s telecom sector, contributing ~15% to global GDP, faces rising disaster risks due to its vast infrastructure and geographic vulnerability.
The CDRI-led study assesses multi-hazard resilience across mountains, plains, and coasts, using GIS mapping and stakeholder consultations. The Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF) integrates global best practices to guide infrastructure upgrades, policy reforms, and emergency planning.
Key recommendations include intra-circle roaming awareness, HAPS deployment, SATCOM interoperability, and parametric insurance. India’s telecom landscape includes 1.2B subscribers, 814K towers, and 950M internet users. Vulnerabilities span power logistics, network congestion, and submarine cable delays. State-level initiatives and SOPs support emergency communication.
A national roadmap proposes structural upgrades, community integration, and resilience indices to ensure continuity and rapid recovery during disasters.
Towards Resilient Public Finance in Fiji
Towards Resilient Public Finance: National Assessment of Fiscal Risks in Critical Infrastructure Sectors in Fiji Â
Fiji faces mounting fiscal risks from frequent climate and geological disasters, notably tropical cyclones and floods. These events severely impact critical infrastructure, especially power and transport, leading to economic shocks, reduced revenues, and increased public debt.
This report assesses historical and future disaster-related losses using economic and catastrophe modelling, revealing significant funding gaps. Current financing relies heavily on budget reallocations and international aid.
Recommendations include upgrading infrastructure standards, institutionalizing pre-arranged disaster funds, expanding risk-layered financing, integrating disaster-linked liabilities into debt strategies, and enhancing sector-specific insurance.
Strengthening data systems and adopting global best practices are vital for fiscal resilience. Without proactive measures, Fiji risks unsustainable recovery costs and delayed development. The report offers a roadmap for resilient public finance and disaster preparedness.
A Compendium of Good Practices on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI)Â
This compendium, compiled by CDRI and G20 partners, showcases 52 global case studies on disaster resilient infrastructure. It spans sector-specific interventions, post-disaster reconstruction, financing mechanisms, nature-based solutions, risk assessments, and governance frameworks.
Highlights include India’s early warning systems, Nepal’s earthquake-resilient schools, Australia’s Betterment Fund, and Brazil’s water infrastructure projects. The document emphasizes inclusive, community-centered approaches, innovative financing like parametric insurance, and the integration of resilience into national policies and building codes.
It also features tools like GIRI and PCRAM for risk modelling. The compendium promotes knowledge exchange, aiming to support Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in building sustainable, resilient infrastructure systems.
Physical Climate Risk Assessment Playbook for the Financial Sector
The “Physical Climate Risk Assessment for the Financial Sector” playbook, developed by CDRI and supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, guides financial institutions (FIs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to assess and manage physical climate risks.
It outlines a structured approach—awareness, assessment, and action—emphasizing the hazard-exposure-vulnerability (HEV) framework and climate value-at-risk (VaR) modelling. The playbook promotes integrating climate risk into governance, strategy, and credit processes, while highlighting opportunities in green finance. It addresses challenges like data gaps, lack of standardization, and limited macro-level guidance.
Tools like the Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index (GIRI) support localized risk analysis. The document calls for collaboration among regulators, policymakers, and FIs to institutionalize climate risk assessments and unlock financing for climate-resilient infrastructure, ensuring long-term economic and environmental sustainability in LMICs.
Méthodologie compréhensive pour l’évaluation de la résilience des infrastructures
The Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review provides a structured, five-step approach to help countries assess and enhance the resilience of their infrastructure systems.
Developed by UNDRR and CDRI, it begins with mapping institutional governance and identifying key stakeholders across sectors. It then reviews existing policies and regulations to evaluate alignment with disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA). The third step involves stress-testing infrastructure systems against multiple hazards to detect vulnerabilities and interdependencies. Step four assesses current practices using the Principles for Resilient Infrastructure through stakeholder workshops and scorecards. Finally, the methodology guides the development of an implementation plan and final report, consolidating findings and prioritizing actions.
Emphasizing cross-sectoral coordination, data-driven analysis, and stakeholder engagement, the methodology supports countries in mainstreaming DRR into infrastructure planning, design, and governance. It aims to foster resilient, sustainable infrastructure systems that can withstand and adapt to evolving risks.
Global Infrastructure Resilience: Capturing the Resilience Dividend
This report presents a compelling case for investing in resilient infrastructure. It introduces the Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index (GIRI), the first global, probabilistic tool estimating financial risk across infrastructure sectors. The report highlights that 60% of the infrastructure needed by 2050 is yet to be built, and without resilience, $732 – $845 billion in annual losses are expected. It emphasizes the resilience dividend—benefits like avoided losses, reliable services, and environmental gains.
Key recommendations include integrating Nature-based Infrastructure Solutions (NbIS), improving governance, mobilizing private capital, and adopting national resilience strategies. The report calls for systemic change, especially in LMICs, where infrastructure deficits and climate risks are greatest. It offers a roadmap to align infrastructure investment with sustainable development, climate goals, and fiscal resilience.
Transport Infrastructure Reimagined: Forging Resilient ConnectionsÂ
This report by BCG and CDRI outlines a comprehensive framework to embed climate and disaster resilience into South Asia’s transport infrastructure.
With over $575 billion in transport assets exposed to climate risks, the region faces mounting threats from floods, heatwaves, and other geo-climatic hazards. The report emphasizes a lifecycle approach, embedding resilience from planning to end-of-life, supported by strategic enablers like policy, data, finance, governance, and capacity building.
It proposes six calls to action, including national adaptation plans, climate risk assessments, resilient codes, procurement reforms, skill development, and innovative financing. Case studies from the U.S., China, the Philippines, and Italy illustrate global best practices.
The report urges coordinated action among governments, infrastructure entities, financiers, and civil society to transform South Asia’s transport systems into resilient, future-ready networks that safeguard economic growth, public services, and environmental sustainability.
CDRI Fellowship Programme Cohort 2021-22Â
Launched in 2020, the CDRI Fellowship Programme by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure supports cutting-edge research to strengthen global infrastructure resilience against climate and disaster risks.
The 2021–22 cohort featured 21 teams from nine countries, who completed impactful projects despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Their work tackled real-world challenges, ranging from landslide susceptibility mapping and AI-powered disaster communication to flood-resilient floating homes and climate-adaptive urban planning. Research spanned diverse regions including Mumbai, Bhutan, Afghanistan, and the Philippines, addressing hazards like floods, landslides, and earthquakes. Notable outcomes include the “InfraRivChange” web app for river migration monitoring and frameworks for risk-informed school assessments.
The programme fosters peer learning, capacity building, and scalable solutions, contributing to global policy and practice. This document showcases the cohort’s innovative, research-driven strategies for building sustainable, disaster-resilient infrastructure.
DRI Lexicon
The DRI Lexicon standardizes definitions for disaster resilient infrastructure, promoting a shared understanding among governments, academia, and practitioners.
Developed through a collaborative process with global experts and available in nine languages, it covers 66 key terms, including “basic infrastructure,” “systemic risk,” and “resilience pathways,” contextualized for infrastructure resilience.
The Lexicon aligns with international frameworks like the Sendai Framework, Paris Agreement, and Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing systemic risk, sustainability, and resilience. It underscores the infrastructure’s role in human development, the importance of proactive risk management, and the complexities of interdependent systems. Case studies, such as Japan’s earthquake-resistant buildings and the Suez Canal obstruction, illustrate key concepts.
Serving as a valuable resource for policy, research, and practice, the Lexicon helps advance global efforts to build resilient infrastructure and adapt to evolving risks.
