Following the close of the IWDRI, an Interim Secretariat of the CDRI will be established in New Delhi, with support from the Government of India, UNISDR and other interested partner organisations, to facilitate the development of the CDRI in the short term.

A core responsibility of the Interim Secretariat will be to define the scope of the CDRI and propose appropriate governance arrangements, that could facilitate the participation of governments, multilateral development banks, organisations of the United Nations and specialised technical and research organisations in the CDRI. 

This would include a viable financing mechanism for the CDRI and a resource mobilization plan.

Wide-ranging consultations will take place with interested countries and other partners on the final form and functions of the CDRI.

In parallel it would facilitate a number of collaborative start-up activities for the CDRI in order to generate momentum and produce short-term results. 

These could include the development of knowledge products and platforms, national and sector specific case studies and best practices, a global review of disaster and climate infrastructure risk and resilience to provide a base-line for the CDRI and the discussion around the development of standards, financial and compliance mechanisms and appropriate governance arrangements.

Date:

20 Mar 2019

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (UNISDR AP)

Hazards:

Cyclone

Countries:

India

Regions:

Asia