PM Modi Warns “Resilience Can’t Be Built in Silos,” Pushes Unified Climate Strategy at G20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the G20 Summit’s session on building a resilient world in Johannesburg, warned that escalating climate disasters and food crises demand unified action, declaring that “resilience cannot be built in silos” and calling for development-focused global strategies rather than isolated responses.

Highlighting climate change’s severe impact on agriculture, Modi urged the G20 to integrate nutrition, health, sustainable farming, and disaster preparedness into a comprehensive food-security framework, building on the Deccan Principles adopted during India’s 2023 presidency and pushing developed nations to fulfill long-pending climate finance commitments.

In a major proposal, Modi launched the G20 Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative to promote recycling, urban mining, and second-life battery technologies, aiming to secure clean-energy supply chains, reduce dependency on volatile sources, and accelerate the global shift to renewables through collaborative research and responsible mining practices.

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He also proposed the G20 Open Satellite Data Partnership, offering developing nations free access to high-quality satellite imagery from G20 space agencies for agriculture monitoring, disaster early-warning systems, and fisheries management, a move designed to bridge the technology gap and empower the Global South with real-time, life-saving information.

The Johannesburg Summit concluded with the adoption of the Leaders’ Declaration, incorporating India-backed priorities on disaster resilience, energy transitions, and inclusive growth, reinforcing the G20’s role—under consecutive Global South presidencies—as the key platform for equitable solutions to humanity’s pressing challenges.

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