Roadmap for Infrastructure Resilience in Tonga

Implementing Partner: Build Change

Project name:Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review: Roadmap for Infrastructure Resilience in Tonga

In 2021, Tonga enacted the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Act, replacing the 2007 Emergency Management Act and shifting from reactive response to proactive risk management.

The Infrastructure Resilience Review enabled Tonga to assess vulnerabilities, identify gaps, and prioritize improvements.

The Roadmap for Infrastructure Resilience strengthens capacity to ensure critical services withstand and recover from disasters. It also enhances cross-sector coordination, mitigating cascading effects across interdependent infrastructure systems, promoting integrated resilience strategies for sustainable development.

Required over the next
15 years for 99 projects
$ 0 bn
Economic loss due to
disasters in 2022
$ 0 mn

Impact

1

Tonga is driving a national agenda for climate resilient infrastructure, emphasizing strategic investments and multi-sector collaboration to protect livelihoods and critical systems from escalating climate threats, ensuring long-term sustainability and adaptive capacity across key sectors.

2

Through inclusive stakeholder engagement and strong leadership commitment, Tonga has endorsed a prioritized roadmap with cross-sectoral and sector-specific actions, from resilient water governance to nature-based energy solutions, establishing a foundation for sustainable, adaptive infrastructure.

3

Tonga’s resilient infrastructure roadmap drives a transformative shift toward climate-smart development by integrating global best practices, local knowledge, and cutting-edge technologies, ensuring long-term resilience, equity, and innovation across critical sectors for sustainable growth and adaptation.

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.