- Monday, November 25, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (2) said his country’s space agency ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) will make a special data window for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to receive timely information about cyclones, coral-reef monitoring and coast-line monitoring through satellite.
Speaking at the launch of the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) initiative at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26), Modi said, “India’s space agency ISRO will build a special data window for SIDS (Small Island Developing States). With this, SIDS will continue to get timely information about cyclones, coral-reef monitoring and coast-line monitoring through satellite.”
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Speaking at the launch of ‘Infrastructure for Resilient Island States’ initiative. https://t.co/WMLYr56R0M
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He added, “Guessing the threat of climate change on Small Island Developing States, India made special arrangements for cooperation with Pacific Islands and CARICOM countries. We trained their citizens in solar technologies, made continuous contributions for development.”
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Modi, who reached Glasgow from Rome where he attended the two-day G20 Summit, said the past few decades have shown that nobody remains untouched by the effects of climate change. Be it developed nations or those that are rich in natural resources, climate change has posed a huge threat.
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“Small Island Developing States are most threatened with climate change. For them, it is a matter of life and death, a challenge to their existence. Calamities due to climate change can become devastating for them. It is not only a challenge for their lives but also for their economy,” Modi said.
The IRIS initiative aims to boost the infrastructure in the small-island countries.
Modi was set to return to India after meeting a number of heads of state and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates besides attending a couple of events on the concluding day of the World Leaders’ Summit, the high-segment of COP26 that formally kicked off on Sunday (31).
