Question: Which of the following statement are correct-
i) CDRI was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019 at the UN Climate Change Summit.
ii) CDRI is an international platform involving public and private sector, aiming to promote resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks while supporting sustainable development.
a) only i
b) onlyii
c) both i and ii
d)neither i nor ii
Ans: c
Context
- The 27-member European Union has joined India’s Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
Facts
- The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and knowledge institutions that aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks in support of sustainable development.
- It was launched by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019.
- It is Headquartered at New Delhi, India .
- EU has joined it as it is an initiative fully aligned with the objectives of the European Green Deal and of the recently adopted EU Strategy on Adaptation.
By kameshwar shukla