Applications are open for International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRF) 2021. ICDRI is an interactive virtual conference that follows International Workshops on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) held in 2018 and 2019. ICDRI is the annual international conference of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with member countries, organizations and institutions to strengthen the global discourse on disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure.

Summary

ICDRI is the annual conference of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with member countries, organizations and institutions to strengthen the global discourse on disaster and climate resilient infrastructure. Launched by the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York in September 2019, the Coalition aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks, thereby ensuring sustainable development.

The ICDRI will bring together stakeholders from partner countries representing national disaster risk management agencies, key infrastructure sectors, multilateral development banks, UN agencies, academia and research institutions, the private sector and policy think tanks.

Benefits

• ICDRI will be an opportunity to address some of these questions.
• The conference will be a platform to discuss challenges and opportunities towards achieving the SFDRR targets, SDGs and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change for resilient infrastructure.
• The ICDRI 2021 will engage with decision-makers, practitioners and communities from across the world to discuss challenges, identify good practices, develop collaboration and galvanize concrete actions.

This virtual conference will be held from 17 to 19 March 2021. An interactive virtual conference, ICDRI follows International Workshops on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) held in 2018 and 2019.

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