Infrastructure for Resilient Island States(IRIS) Initiative – UPSC Prelims

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  • India and the UK have launched the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States(IRIS) Initiative.
  • Launched during COP26 in Glasgow.
  • IRIS is the first major initiative under the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
  • Aim: To make critical infrastructure in the SIDS (Small Island Developing States) resilient against all kinds of disasters.
  • As part of the initiative, the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) will create a special “data window” for SIDS (Small Island Developing States).
  • This window will provide SIDS countries timely information about cyclones, coral-reef monitoring, coast-line monitoring through the satellite. This will strengthen their fences against climate disasters.
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