{"id":30979,"date":"2025-12-17T10:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T05:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdri.world\/?page_id=30979"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:34:53","slug":"newsletter-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdri.world\/newsletter-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30979\" class=\"elementor elementor-30979\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6d539 e-con-full innerBanner e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db6d539\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eed120 e-con-full innerBanner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0eed120\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db2095 postBanner elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e022ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At COP30, the Director General called on governments to prioritize disaster resilient infrastructure to protect communities, reduce economic losses, and build a safer, more sustainable future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb0ce4 e-con-full projectSection e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2eb0ce4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a883bf e-con-full initiatives_heading  e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a883bf\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our growing Coalition <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834e65b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834e65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Armenia, Costa Rica, and Paraguay, along with CAF and ECOWAS have joined the Coalition, taking our membership to 64. To mark CAF\u2019s membership, the Director General spoke with CAF&#8217;s Director of Climate Action on how CDRI is convening global partners and mobilizing expertise to advance DRI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-090cfa5 e-con-full projectSection e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"090cfa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc9fc0 e-con-full initiatives_heading  e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adc9fc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e2721 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8e2721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leading Global Conversations on DRI <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee1b7a e-con-full newsletterContent ncColumn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ee1b7a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e9589 e-con-full newsImage e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34e9589\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6862b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6862b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17150328\/Turning-Risk-into-Resilience-GIR-2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31063\" alt=\"Newsletter December 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17150328\/Turning-Risk-into-Resilience-GIR-2025.jpg 655w, https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17150328\/Turning-Risk-into-Resilience-GIR-2025-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17150328\/Turning-Risk-into-Resilience-GIR-2025-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d397d39 e-con-full newsContent e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d397d39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27783db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27783db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turning risk into resilience <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704dd30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"704dd30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDRI\u2019s Global Infrastructure Resilience Report 2025 shows that disaster-related service disruptions cause, on average, 7.4 times higher losses than the direct damage to infrastructure. Investing in disaster resilient infrastructure (DRI) and unlocking the resilience dividend can halve GDP losses by 2050.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e021fe know_more elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e021fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:160}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdri.world\/global-infrastructure-resilience-report-2025-capturing-the-resilience-dividend-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6c9cb e-con-full newsletterContent ncColumn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e6c9cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de1574 e-con-full newsImage e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8de1574\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9f9d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2f9f9d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=kUPOOxzCj9Y&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\\\/media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17150530\\\/DRI-Pavilion-2025.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:31068,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17150530\/DRI-Pavilion-2025.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a353a5 e-con-full newsContent e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a353a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab6eb7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ab6eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DRI Pavilion 2025  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d348218 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d348218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Bel\u00e9m, Brazil, CDRI again hosted the COP DRI Pavilion, engaging 12 countries and 60 partners across 38 sessions with 70+ impactful interventions. Dr Kopal Verma explains why resilient infrastructure is the smartest investment, highlighting the opportunity to build resilience within the infrastructure the world will build between now and 2050.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f995b know_more elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f995b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:160}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdri.world\/events\/conference-of-the-parties-cop-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd58b6a e-con-full newsletterContent ncColumn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd58b6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f77c5 e-con-full newsImage e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54f77c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8650e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3d8650e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=m76CyoyLMM8&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\\\/media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17150647\\\/A-call-to-make-DRI-central-to-the-global-Adaptation-agenda.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:31069,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17150647\/A-call-to-make-DRI-central-to-the-global-Adaptation-agenda.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8890c1 e-con-full newsContent e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8890c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d0617 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1d0617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A call to make DRI central to adaptation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65ed97 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b65ed97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A CDRI supported Action Agenda urges placing DRI at the heart of national adaptation strategies. With 75% of global infrastructure yet to be built and climate disasters causing US$700 billion annually, early resilience investments adding just 5\u201315% upfront-can deliver 7\u201312x returns and strengthen long-term development outcomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2485d1 know_more elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2485d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:160}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdri.world\/action-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Know more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908af26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"908af26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a74f3e e-con-full projectSection e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a74f3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73dfef e-con-full initiatives_heading  e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d73dfef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15dedd3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15dedd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Champions of DRI <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40b07d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c40b07d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef71a0 e-con-full newsletterContent ncColumn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fef71a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b751fd9 e-con-full newsImage e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b751fd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494d3a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"494d3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/jZxEBtXpInk?si=uo_GsTEbfY-AMGRA&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\\\/media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17153555\\\/Champions-of-DRI.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:31094,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17153555\/Champions-of-DRI.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5122d09 e-con-full newsContent e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5122d09\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed3598 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ed3598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Champions of DRI <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85433bd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85433bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kathy Baughman McLeod, Founder and CEO of Climate Resilience for All, and longtime champion of DRI, highlights CDRI\u2019s pivotal role in enhancing governments\u2019 technical capacity to assess climate risks and jointly develop resilient infrastructure amid escalating climate losses.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d262b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d262b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfb38d e-con-full projectSection e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9cfb38d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e607c42 e-con-full initiatives_heading  e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e607c42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b5b59 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2b5b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Promoting risk-informed policy and practice <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b5783 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22b5783\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3cb6d e-con-full newsletterContent ncColumn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c3cb6d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0485fcb e-con-full newsImage e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0485fcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e962d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e962d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=LxFuZOFDQ2c&amp;list=PLBnqRELxRJS-D5E6LuNImdoBHB0Z1POxq&amp;index=7&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\\\/media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17150801\\\/Embedding-Resilience-in-the-Cities-of-Tomorrow.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:31071,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17150801\/Embedding-Resilience-in-the-Cities-of-Tomorrow.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163a6df e-con-full newsContent e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"163a6df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8f480 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe8f480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Embedding resilience in the cities of tomorrow <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681a210 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"681a210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>David White, Director &#8211; Advocacy and Communications, spoke at Allianz\u2019s session at Seguros\u2019 House of Insurance panel at COP30. He stressed that by 2050, 70% of people will live in cities, and 75% of the infrastructure we will use then is yet to be built, meaning we are at a moment of opportunity, where we can embed resilience and not risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02474ae e-con-full newsletterContent ncColumn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02474ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd8bd2 e-con-full newsImage e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bd8bd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0850162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0850162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17151000\/Advancing-Climate-Resilient-Urban-Water-Systems.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31072\" alt=\"Newsletter December 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17151000\/Advancing-Climate-Resilient-Urban-Water-Systems.jpg 655w, https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17151000\/Advancing-Climate-Resilient-Urban-Water-Systems-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17151000\/Advancing-Climate-Resilient-Urban-Water-Systems-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc3c0b e-con-full newsContent e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fc3c0b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c7d24 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62c7d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advancing climate resilient urban water systems <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9036217 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9036217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A workshop in New Delhi focused on strengthening urban water resilience, complemented by the launch of its Urban Water Infrastructure Resilience training modules at COP30, developed with financial support from the Government of the Netherlands, which will equip cities with practical tools for climate- and risk-informed water planning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2853fc9 know_more elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2853fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:160}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/driconnect.cdri.world\/e-learning\/urban-water-infrastructure-resilience\" target=\"blank\">Know more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fba6fa e-con-full newsletterContent ncColumn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fba6fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8ad85 e-con-full newsImage e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc8ad85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c5d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0c5d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17151050\/Advancing-gender-inclusivity-through-infrastructure-design.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31073\" alt=\"Newsletter December 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17151050\/Advancing-gender-inclusivity-through-infrastructure-design.jpg 655w, https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17151050\/Advancing-gender-inclusivity-through-infrastructure-design-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17151050\/Advancing-gender-inclusivity-through-infrastructure-design-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04a62c e-con-full newsContent e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f04a62c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a56c1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4a56c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advancing gender inclusivity through infrastructure design<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f40c1b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f40c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new report by the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) and CDRI highlights how embedding gender equality, disability, and social inclusion across infrastructure lifecycles strengthens resilience, reduces vulnerability, and advances equitable climate adaptation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4e3de know_more elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa4e3de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:160}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdri.world\/the-climate-resilient-infrastructure-report-a-focus-on-gender-equality-disability-and-social-inclusion\/#keypoints\" target=\"blank\">Know more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db49e4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db49e4b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e306499 e-con-full projectSection e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e306499\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab46b72 e-con-full initiatives_heading  e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab46b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a272d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21a272d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enhancing capacities to impact DRI &amp; post-disaster recovery <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb53a72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb53a72\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d26d9 e-con-full newsletterContent ncColumn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42d26d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0cc58 e-con-full newsImage e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b0cc58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0aeeab elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c0aeeab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=fUJiPE_JcG0&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\\\/media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17151124\\\/New-Tools-Stronger-Systems_-Enhancing-Early-Warning-for-Communities.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:31074,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17151124\/New-Tools-Stronger-Systems_-Enhancing-Early-Warning-for-Communities.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6dcd3a e-con-full newsContent  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6dcd3a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435a4f6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"435a4f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New tools, stronger systems: Enhancing Early Warning Systems (EWS)  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceac30f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceac30f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDRI SIDS programme, backed by donations from Australia, India, the United Kingdom, and the EU, is supporting 24 projects across 25 SIDS. In December, the project in the Dominican Republic became the first to deliver final output \u2013 an EWS framework, a national risk atlas, and upgraded alert system.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc7bc6 e-con-full newsletterContent ncColumn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acc7bc6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa38271 e-con-full newsImage e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa38271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fa5c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"24fa5c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=iUFOhVCgmdY&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\\\/media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17151236\\\/Building-Resilience-in-Mountain-Regions.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:31078,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/dymez6ioe12by.cloudfront.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17151236\/Building-Resilience-in-Mountain-Regions.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac97ad6 e-con-full newsContent  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac97ad6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2571a0d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2571a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building resilience in mountain regions <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcd40e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdcd40e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDRI\u2019s new publication Shaping Resilience in Mountains has been designed to equip policymakers and practitioners with evidence, case studies, and actionable guidance to strengthen DRI-advancing risk-informed planning, inclusive development, and long-term protection of fragile mountain ecosystems and livelihoods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f19139 know_more elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f19139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:160}\" 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elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eac4e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:140}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Phub Zam, Engineer at Bhutan\u2019s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, describes the urban resilience efforts that CDRI is supporting, which are enhancing risk-informed planning in Bhutan\u2019s cities-enabling safer infrastructure development while reducing long-term maintenance costs in the face of escalating climate risks.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbae1a know_more elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bbae1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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