President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has decided to seek Parliament’s consideration for the Maldives to join the charter of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). The president is seeking parliament approval following Cabinet approval of the proposal.

At the virtual Cabinet session held on Tuesday, the Minister of Defense, following submission of the paper to the Cabinet, noted that the 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, thereby ensuring sustainable development.

The charter was submitted by India, and the Maldives expressed its support for the charter at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations. The charter promotes investments in disaster-resilient infrastructure development and aligns with the government’s strategic action plan.

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