New Delhi, June 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for global efforts to build a strong and disaster-resilient future for the world, stressing the need for construction of infrastructure that remains steadfast against time and tide.
Addressing the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025 via video conferencing, the Prime Minister outlined five key global priorities to strengthen disaster resilience.
These are: The importance of integrating disaster resilience courses, modules and skill development programmes in higher education; a global digital repository to document best practices and learnings from countries that have faced disasters and rebuilt with resilience; innovative financing for cre...