Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure: an international organisation with its Secretariat in New Delhi

Background

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) was launched by the Prime Minister of India during the United Nations Climate Action Summit on the 23rd September, 2019, at New York.
On 28th August, 2019, the Cabinet had approved the setting up of CDRI with its Secretariat in New Delhi along with a support of Rs. 480 crore to CDRI.
The Union Cabinet later approved the categorization of CDRI as an 'International Organization' and the signing of the Headquarters Agreement with CDRI, granting it the exemptions, immunities and privileges contemplated under the United Nations (Privileges & Immunities) Act, 1947.
At the time of that approval, thirty-one (31) Countries, six (06) International Organizations and two (02) private sector organizations had joined as members of CDRI.
CDRI is a global partnership of National Governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, academic and knowledge institutions that aims to promote the resilience of infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks.