The Mountain Resilience Programme by CDRI addresses the distinct challenges of infrastructure resilience in mountain regions, which span 27% of Earth’s land, support 14% of the global population, and harbour 25% of terrestrial biodiversity. These areas face remoteness, harsh climates, and fragile ecosystems, demanding tailored, sustainable solutions.
Aligned with the 2030 Agenda and recent UNFCCC priorities, the programme advances four key objectives: enabling multi-hazard risk-informed decision-making, strengthening institutional capacity for risk-sensitive policies, integrating indigenous and ecosystem-based approaches, and fostering collaborative action. It delivers technical assistance, data platforms, capacity building, and knowledge exchange to empower stakeholders in resilient infrastructure development.
By promoting climate adaptation, socio-economic progress, and environmental conservation, the programme ensures mountain communities and ecosystems can thrive amid growing developmental and climate pressures.
Key points
- Mountain regions host biodiversity, face remoteness, climate, and ecosystem fragility.
- CDRI programme boosts resilience, supports sustainable mountain infrastructure development.
- Focuses on risk-informed decisions, policies, indigenous knowledge, and collaborative action.
- Provides technical support, data tools, training, and knowledge sharing.
- Aligned with the 2030 Agenda, advancing adaptation, socio-economic, and environmental resilience.
- Supports UNFCCC goals, empowering stakeholders for resilient infrastructure planning.