The Dominican Republic joins the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructures (CDRI)

New Delhi, India – On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the Dominican Republic became the 28th member of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructures (CDRI). Led by the Government of India, this global alliance of governments, United Nations agencies, development banks, and the private sector, has the mission to promote the resilience of infrastructure systems against climate risks and natural disasters.

Under the leadership of The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, jointly with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), CDRI has become one of India's main initiatives in the fight against global warming and the effects of climate change.

The Dominican Ambassador to India, H.E. David Puig, emphasized that after assuming his post in February 2021, "he began a process to approach the CDRI that culminates today with the addition of the Dominican Republic to the Coalition". On that matter, he pointed out that the "Dominican Republic may present proposals to access cooperation programs that can be very beneficial for a state highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change like ours".

Notable among these initiatives is the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) program, launched during COP26 in Glasgow, with the aim of financing infrastructure improvements in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). IRIS will start operations in 2022 with an initial financial contribution from the United Kingdom.