CDRI prepares to present telecom resilience study at COP29

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), an India-led initiative, will unveil a new study on strengthening telecommunications infrastructure against disasters, at the upcoming COP climate conference, Report informs referring to NewsBytes.

CDRI Director General Amit Prothi, disclosed that the organization is broadening its telecom infrastructure projects globally, and will kick off initiatives in foreign countries this year.

"We're doing studies across several Indian states to understand where the risks are in the telecommunications space," Prothi stated.

The study by CDRI aims to pinpoint potential hazards to telecom infrastructure, such as equipment situated in flood-prone regions or towers not built to endure escalating wind speeds.

"Resilient infrastructure is about making sure that the infrastructure continues to provide services when there are events like flood, earthquake or cyclone," Prothi explained.

The research is anticipated to be completed within the next quarter and will be presented at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In addition to the study, CDRI plans to announce a new set of funding recipients for small island nations (SIDs) at COP29.

The organization is set to launch the second phase of the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) next month, in Antigua and Barbuda.

"We've already allocated roughly $8 million in the first call, which'll go again to countries in this, and the grant range will be between $150,000 and half a million," Prothi revealed.