21 Mar, 2025

Second Cohort projects awarded at COP29 side event

Second Cohort projects awarded at COP29 side event

21 Mar, 2025

Seventh Steering Committee Meeting: 9-11 October 2024 (Hybrid mode)

Seventh Steering Committee Meeting: Held on 9,10,11 October 2024 (Hybrid mode)

21 Mar, 2025

IRIS received the United Nations Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Partnerships Awards 2024

IRIS received the United Nations Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Partnerships Awards 2024 under the Environment category during the Global Multi-Stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue organized at the UN HQ in New York on 10 July 2024​. The award recognises IRIS's innovative partnerships promoting sustainable development in SIDS through advocacy, funding, workshops and capacity building programmes focusing on disaster resilience of infrastructure systems"

27 May, 2024

IRIS Pacific Regional Consultation 

IRIS at Pacific Resilience Meeting (PRM)

27 May, 2024

Realizing the Vision for Resilient Infrastructure in SIDS

At COP26, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) launched IRIS, an initiative to promote resilient, sustainable and inclusive infrastructure in SIDS.

27 May, 2024

Charting the course towards disaster resilient infrastructure in SIDS

To showcase the Coalition’s commitment towards achieving resilience prosperity in SIDS through climate and disaster resilient infrastructure

8 Dec, 2022

IRIS Call for Proposals Information Webinar

CDRI will be hosting a webinar and Q&A session for applicants introducing the IRIS Call for Proposals, themes covered and the application process.

17 Nov, 2022

Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure in SIDS - IRIS Call for Proposals

CDRI with support from member countries, organizations and SIDS representatives launched IRIS at the World Leaders Summit at COP26.

20 Sep, 2022

Enabling resilient, sustainable, and inclusive infrastructure transitions in Small Island States (SIDS)

The session will focus on presenting the contours of the Pacific approach for IRIS, based on the key takeaways that emerged from the Pacific consultation organized in Fiji in August 2022.

23 Aug, 2022

Thematic Consultation on Resilient Infrastructure

Sendai Framework Implementation Midterm Review Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) in the Pacific

20 Jul, 2022

Regional Consultation: Developing a Caribbean Strategy for IRIS

Regional Consultation At Latin America And The Caribbean Climate Week 2022: Developing A Caribbean Strategy For IRIS

8 Nov, 2021

IRIS: Navigating pathways for sustainable development in SIDS

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face several economic, social, and environmental challenges owing to their geophysical and structural constraints.

2 Nov, 2021

Launch of IRIS at COP26

Launched IRIS at COP26 to promote resilient, sustainable, and inclusive infrastructure development in SIDS.