Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth participated in the implementation of the Resilient Island State Infrastructure (IRIS) by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson this Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021. part . Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama also attended the event.
IRIS will be launched on the sidelines of the United Nations International Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland.
It is a joint initiative of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to promote resilient, sustainable and inclusive infrastructure development.
In his message, the Prime Minister recalled the government’s massive investment of around 11.7 billion rupees in the National Flood Protection Program.
He reiterated his call for access to international finance so that countries can strengthen their resilience to the devastating effects of climate change.
The Prime Minister said he welcomed the innovative mechanism of IRIS. Coupled with a climate finance approach better suited to countries most exposed to the effects of global warming, such as Mauritius, IRIS will enable SIDS to better reduce their vulnerability to natural disasters and increase their resilience.
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