India extends all helps to vulnerable SIDS to combat the effects of climate change

Speakiing at the Climate Summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, Nov 2 declared  that India’s space agency ISRO will build a special data window for them to provide timely information about cyclones, coral-reef monitoring, coast-line monitoring etc. through satellite. 

In a magnimous gesture of goodwill, India plans to extend all help to Small Island Developing States or SIDS that face the biggest threat from climate change.

Speakiing at the Climate Summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, Nov 2 declared  that India’s space agency ISRO will build a special data window for them to provide timely information about cyclones, coral-reef monitoring, coast-line monitoring etc. through satellite. 

Mr Modi’s speech was against the backdrop of the launch of Initiative for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) to develop  infrastructure of small island nations, saying that “it gives a new hope, a new confidence and satisfaction of doing something for the most vulnerable countries.

The Prime Minister was joined by his British counterpart Boris Johnson on the second day of the COP26 climate summit. Also attending the conference were Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Mr Modi congratulated the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure CDRI for the initiative and said that for him the CDRI or IRIS is not just about infrastructure but it is part of a very sensitive responsibility of human welfare.

“It is the collective responsibility of all of us towards mankind. It is, in a way, a shared atonement for our sins. The last few decades have proved that no one is untouched by the wrath of climate change. Whether they are developed countries or countries rich in natural resources, this is a big threat to everyone,” the Prime Minister added

Speaking on the occasion, British Prime Minister Johnson said that it’s incredibly cruel that vulnerable, small island states are right in the frontline of loss and damage that is caused by global warming.

“They have done virtually nothing to cause the problem, they didn’t produce the huge volumes of CO2 to be pumped into the atmosphere,” he said.

Johnson said that the UK is contributing financially to the initiative IRIS.

Australian Prime Minister thanked India and the UK for their leadership of the CDRI. “I acknowledge them the Quad support, including the US and Japan support for India’s CDRI,” he said.

The launch, part of the India-UK Coalition for Disaster Resilient infrastructure (CDRI), marks the start of day two of the World Leaders’ Summit.

The CDRI would focus on building capacity, having pilot projects, especially in small island developing states.

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