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Seminars
A series of short, high-level online events designed to engage key institutional, business, and research stakeholders on innovative approaches, evidence, and practical pathways to advance the uptake and scaling of Nature-based Solutions
December 10, 2025
Unlocking Finance for Nature-based Solutions: Perspectives from three Innovation Labs
With this seminar, NATURANCE brought together leading voices to discuss practical pathways to mobilise finance for Nature‑based Solutions (NbS). The online event showcased a range of mechanisms and instruments designed to bridge the gap between public funding and private investment, emphasising the importance of blended finance, risk‑sharing models, and strategic partnerships. Speakers highlighted real‑world examples where innovative financing structures have catalysed investment in NbS, underlining the need for strong governance, high‑quality data, and demand‑driven project pipelines to unlock capital at scale. The session also addressed challenges and enablers for aligning financial flows with environmental and social co‑benefits, offering actionable insights for policymakers, investors, and practitioners seeking to accelerate NbS uptake.
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December 3, 2025
Assessing benefits of NbS: implications for financing schemes
With this fourth seminar of the series, NATURANCE, together with ClimateWise, explored recent advances in how Nature-based Solutions (NbS) reduce climate and flood risks, deliver social and environmental co-benefits, and improve approaches relevant to insurers and policymakers. The session presented results from the NATURANCE project, including systematic evidence on risk reduction performance and a novel object-based catastrophe model used to quantify NbS impacts on flood risk. Discussions also addressed valuation of NbS co-benefits and practical barriers insurers face, such as short planning horizons and market effects, drawing on examples from France, the UK, and the Netherlands to highlight coordination mechanisms and cost-benefit outcomes. The event provided insights into how integrated modelling and transparent valuation can strengthen the case for embedding NbS in climate risk management frameworks.
October 30, 2025
Innovative financing for heatwave risk and human quality of life
The seminar explored innovative financial tools to strengthen urban resilience to heatwave risks and improve quality of life in cities. Co-hosted by NATURANCE and Making Cities Resilient 2030, the session brought together voices from academia, risk finance, and local governments, showcasing insights from the Flames of Change report and real-world city case studies. Discussions covered parametric insurance, trigger-based financing, and equity-focused mechanisms that mobilise private capital and enhance preparedness, with practical examples from Poland, the UK, and India. Speakers emphasised the need for new investment models and stronger collaboration between research, policy, and finance to build fairer, more resilient urban systems
October 21, 2025
Pleading the business case for urban Nature-based Solutions
This seminar explored how cities can unlock real-world investment in Nature-based solutions while ensuring environmental, social, and financial returns. Bringing together experts from NetworkNature, NATURANCE, the Climate Finance Facility (CFF), the Gap Fund, UNEP, and the Sustainable Finance Observatory, the discussion showcased practical financing mechanisms, risk-mitigation approaches, and global case studies demonstrating how urban NbS can function as valuable assets rather than costs. Speakers highlighted the importance of blended finance, innovative instruments, and strong municipal ownership to de-risk investments and attract private capital, while stressing equity, inclusivity, and data-driven decision-making as key conditions for scaling NbS in cities.
October 13, 2025
Financial incentives as a strategy for promoting disaster resilience
On 13 October 2025, in occasion of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, NATURANCE and the European Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (E-STAG) co-hosted the first Lunch Break Seminar titled “Financial incentives as a strategy for promoting disaster resilience”. The online seminar explored how innovative financial instruments, including insurance schemes, tax incentives, and microfinance mechanisms, can strengthen resilience in the building and housing sectors. Speakers highlighted the importance of closing the finance and protection gap and discussed practical examples linking disaster risk reduction with ecosystem protection
January 28, 2026
Insurance to Enable Nature-based Solutions for Wildfire Risk Reduction
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