After a meeting with Cuban Vice Prime Minister Eduardo Martínez, Prothi assured Prensa Latina of his pleasure at the exchange with the Cuban authorities and the delegation accompanying him on his visit to India. “We had a wonderful conversation about the lessons we can learn from Cuba, and the experiences Cuba can gain from the coalition, particularly in addressing cyclone risk in infrastructure sectors,” he explained.

Prothi highlighted the discussions on early warning systems, capacity building, and the possibility of incorporating data technology innovation into local infrastructure.

He welcomed Cuba’s membership in the coalition since last year and expressed CDRI’s keen interest in working with Cuba in the coming years to address the growing risks in the Caribbean region.

The official stated that this collaboration would also be at the international level, related to hurricanes, cyclones, and other extreme events that cause serious damage to infrastructure around the world.

In the meeting with the Cuban Deputy Prime Minister, the CDRI Director General explained details of the coalition, which promotes the rapid development of resilient infrastructure to respond to the imperatives of the Sustainable Development Goals to expand universal access to basic services, foster prosperity, and decent work.

The organization, whose membership includes 42 countries and seven organizations, has as its strategic priorities technical support and capacity building, including disaster response and recovery support, innovation, assistance, standards development and certification, research and knowledge management, as well as advocacy and international partnerships to address the serious effects of climate change.

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