Copernicus Marg, New Delhi, INDIA
Making a ‘financial case’ for resilient infrastructure is essential to incentivize private capital to deliver risk-adjusted returns. The same capital, when invested in critical infrastructure sectors, could lead to larger socio-economic benefits of protecting lives and livelihoods. Given the rising threats of disasters and climate change to business continuity worldwide, it is imperative for investors to incorporate disaster and physical climate risks into their infrastructure investment decisions. A delay in doing so can lead to either a direct physical impact and/or an impact in the valuation of the investment.
The Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI) dialogue series on ‘Finance for Resilient infrastructure’ is conceptualized in line with CDRI’s engagement and presence at COP26 to showcase its commitment towards building resilient infrastructure. The series is designed with a solution-oriented focus to drive the agenda of climate and disaster risk financing in collaboration with our partners - Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) & InsuResilience Global Partnership.
The second discussion in the DRI Dialogue Series - The ‘Financial Case’ of Resilient Infrastructure: Integrating Disaster and Climate Risks into Infrastructure Investment Decisions - will take the discussion forward from the previous conversation that touched upon the role of private capital in developing risk financing strategies. The discussion will explore the practical aspects of infrastructure investment decision-making and deliberate upon making a strong financial case for investing in resilient infrastructure.
Key questions to be discussed at the Dialogue are:
Watch the recording of the first dialogue here.
Read the outcome document of the first dialogue here.