The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is an international coalition, which is a multi-stakeholder global partnership of national governments, UN agencies, multilateral development banks, the private sector, and academic institutions. It is an institution with its headquarters in New Delhi, India. The CDRI was launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23, 2019, at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, United States. The coalition was conceptualized to address the massive economic losses and threats to sustainable development caused by disasters damaging critical infrastructure like highways, power stations, and communication lines. The idea was first proposed by PM Modi in 2016 at the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
The CDRI's core mechanism is to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks. It works by serving as a platform for knowledge exchange, enhancing nationally and regionally appropriate standards and guidelines, and providing technical expertise to member countries. The Government of India pledged financial support of ₹480 crore for the CDRI corpus for a five-year period from 2019-20 to 2023-24. In July 2022, the Union Cabinet approved categorizing the CDRI as an "International Organization," granting it exemptions, immunities, and privileges under the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947.
The CDRI is closely connected to major global frameworks, as its work aligns with the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. It is considered India's second major global initiative outside of the UN, following the International Solar Alliance (ISA), and is seen as an attempt to obtain a global leadership role in climate change matters. As of 2025, the CDRI has 60 Members, including 50 Member Countries and 10 Member Organizations.