Data, Infrastructure resilience on COP29 and G20 agenda, says CDRI chief
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), an international organization based in New Delhi, is planning to tap artificial intelligence (AI) to curb infrastructure-related disasters, which also be discussed at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), said director general Amit Prothi. “We will have a discussion on data at COP29.
We have started to think about how one looks at AI and all these technologies in the space of resilience. This will be an engagement to discuss with some key actors who are looking at AI for disasters," Prothi told Mint, adding, “Or how you use data better, better quality data for your decisions, how you bring in technological solutions, how you bring in all your sensors for monitoring road infrastructure. This is a lot of work in this space." “For CDRI, it's a unique opportunity to really put a marker and speak.
Technology is getting better. Right now, people are mapping risk. Google has come out with flood maps that you can generate.
So, we are considering it. It's very early to talk about. I think by early next year or quarter two of next year, we should have a data strategy," Prothi said.
He said CDRI at COP29, which is scheduled between 11-22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan, will announce the winners of the second call for proposals on IRIS (Infrastructure for Resilient Island States). IRIS, a multi-year grant mechanism, promotes resilient, sustainable, and inclusive infrastructure development in small island countries. The IRIS ‘Call for Proposals’ has been designed to channel support in small island developing states (SIDS) through projects based on key themes that emerged from extensive consultations and inputs
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