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Infrastructure is essential for societal functioning but is often vulnerable to disasters, causing significant economic losses, particularly in poorer nations. UNDRR is working to enhance infrastructure resilience through innovative strategies, stress testing, and aligning national policies with global best practices. Successful implementations in countries like Bhutan, Chile, and Costa Rica demonstrate the positive impact of these efforts on disaster risk management and infrastructure planning.

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Infrastructure is essential for societal functioning but is often vulnerable to disasters, causing significant economic losses, particularly in poorer nations. UNDRR is working to enhance infrastructure resilience through innovative strategies, stress testing, and aligning national policies with global best practices. Successful implementations in countries like Bhutan, Chile, and Costa Rica demonstrate the positive impact of these efforts on disaster risk management and infrastructure planning.

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FOCUS ON: Resilient infrastructure

Infrastructure is the backbone of modern society. It


powers cities, connects communities and supports
economic activity. Yet every year, disasters wreak
havoc on infrastructure worldwide, causing economic
losses that exceed US$700 billion. The impact is
disproportionately felt by poorer nations, where fragile
infrastructure can mean the difference between
recovery and years of lost development. UNDRR is at
the forefront of the mission to help countries fortify
their infrastructure, ensuring sustainable growth and
safeguarding lives.
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
and the Sustainable Development Goals emphasize
infrastructure resilience, urging nations to integrate risk
reduction into their development strategies. However,
resilience is more than just withstanding disasters – it
means designing systems that can adapt, recover and
even improve in the face of adversity. With climate
change intensifying risks, countries need innovative
solutions and stronger governance to protect their
infrastructure investments.
In collaboration with the Coalition for Disaster
Resilient Infrastructure, UNDRR has pioneered an
innovative approach. Through tailored interventions,
UNDRR has enabled nations to identify weaknesses
across critical sectors such as transport, energy,
water and telecommunications. By conducting
stress tests, infrastructure vulnerabilities have been
pinpointed using satellite imagery and geolocalized
data, allowing governments to take pre-emptive
action. Benchmarking national infrastructure policies
against global best practices, such as the Principles
for Resilient Infrastructure, has helped align national
strategies with proven methodologies. Furthermore,
strategic road maps have been developed to guide
planning, construction and long-term operations,
ensuring resilience is embedded throughout the
infrastructure lifecycle.
UNDRR’s impact is already evident across the globe.
• Bhutan has integrated resilience measures into
its five-year strategic plan, shaping national
infrastructure policy for years to come.
• In Chile, UNDRR’s stress testing prompted national
authorities to recognize drought and water
scarcity as critical threats, leading to strengthened
institutional capacity for risk management.
• Costa Rica has developed a new data platform,
ensuring that future infrastructure investments are
informed by risk analysis.
• Ghana is institutionalizing a technical working group
on critical infrastructure to coordinate national
disaster resilience efforts more effectively.
• In Madagascar, a review of regulatory frameworks
has led the Government to consider new resilience
standards in energy and telecommunications.
• The Government of Panama is overhauling
infrastructure procurement processes and
establishing a resilience commission to mainstream
risk management in national policies.
• In Tonga, a deep analysis of the water sector has
led to enhanced emergency planning, better water
security and improved monitoring of groundwater
resources, ensuring communities have access to
clean water even during crises.
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