Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: DISASTER risk reduction is not a cost but a collective investment in the world’s shared future, said PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, while addressing the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Ministerial Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.
Mishra underscored India’s commitment to advancing multi-hazard early warning systems, leveraging anticipatory financing for timely action, and promoting public-private partnerships to build resilience. He also highlighted India’s pioneering role in creating the G20 DRR Working Group in 2023 and reaffirmed the nation’s leadership through the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), which has extended technical assistance to 50 countries.
During the Ministerial Roundtable on the Voluntary High-Level Principles for Investing in DRR, Mishra highlighted India’s integrated approach built on risk information, financing strategy, innovation and local-level investment.
“India’s governance framework embedded DRR within its National Adaptation Plan, sectoral policies, and financing windows, ensuring that resilience, inclusivity and sustainability were woven into every level of development planning,” he said. Mishra reaffirmed India’s dedication to advancing the Declaration’s commitments domestically and through international partnerships
