• • ultilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and academic and knowledge institutions. 
  • At present, it is not an intergovernmental organization, which are ordinarily treaty-based organizations.
  • CDRI has also created a dedicated initiative “Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)”, which will work to achieve sustainable development through a systematic approach to promote resilient, sustainable and inclusive infrastructure in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

• Members of CDRI: 39 countries and 7 organisations.

Governance

• Governance arrangements for CDRI Secretariat comprises three principal bodies, viz., the Governing Council (highest policy-making body), the Executive Committee (managerial body) and the Secretariat in New Delhi headed by a Director General appointed by the Governing Council. 
• The Government of India will be a permanent Co-Chair of the Governing Council of CDRI and a representative of another national government nominated by rotation every two years.