The report highlights the urgent need to embed disaster resilience into India’s infrastructure development. With India projected to spend $4.51 trillion by 2030 to achieve its $5 trillion economy vision, natural hazards pose a risk of losses of up to $1.02 trillion.
The study focuses on roads, railways, and power sectors, analyzing contractual frameworks, policies, and vulnerabilities. It introduces two key outputs: the Resilience Cost-Benefit Analysis (RCBA) tool, which demonstrates a benefit of up to $12 for every $1 invested in resilience, and a toolkit that guides ministries and bidders in integrating resilience measures.
Limitations include reliance on historical hazard data and partial coverage of agreements.
Overall, the study provides actionable recommendations to mainstream resilience across policy, design, financing, and project lifecycles, ensuring sustainable growth and infrastructure safety.
Key points
- Integrate disaster resilience early across infrastructure policy, planning, design, and finance.
- Revise standard contracts to embed resilience clauses and equitable risk allocation.
- Mandate hazard risk assessments using standardized methods during project appraisal.
- Use the RCBA tool to demonstrate high benefit-cost returns from resilience investments.
- Strengthen data systems, monitoring, and capacity across infrastructure lifecycles nationwide.
- Mobilize financing, insurance, and risk pools to support long-term resilient infrastructure.
