The "Call to Action: Resilient Infrastructure for SIDS and Coastal Regions" is a pivotal document from the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), addressing the urgent need for resilient infrastructure in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and vulnerable coastal areas. It highlights the devastating impacts of extreme weather events, which have erased up to 226% of GDP in nations like Dominica and Vanuatu, destroying critical assets like ports, power grids, and roads. With rebuilding costs inflated by 3-10% for resilience, the document emphasizes that such infrastructure is essential, not optional, amid rising debt burdens.

Convened in early 2025, CDRI's expert working groups—focusing on Access to Finance, Standards and Codes, and Data, Technology, and Early-Warnings—identified key barriers: fragmented funding, misaligned foreign standards, and data gaps.

The vision is clear: By 2034, all SIDS will build and maintain disaster-resilient infrastructure using localized codes, open risk data, and diverse financing. The document outlines ten concrete actions for 2025-2034, including launching the SIDS Global Data Hub 2.0, ensuring 100% multi-hazard early-warning coverage, developing SIDS-specific design codes, and creating resilience units in finance ministries. It calls for immediate, collaborative efforts to protect development gains in these climate-vulnerable regions.