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Project
NATURANCE is a Horizon Europe project (2022–2026) that explores the technical, financial, and operational feasibility and performance of solutions combining disaster risk financing with Nature-based Solutions investments
Background
Nature-based solutions
Nature-based solutions (NbS) can help to sustainably manage natural features and processes to address socio-environmental challenges such as climate hazard risks, pollution and biodiversity. They can provide means to regulate greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, mitigate climate hazard risks – through mass stabilisation, water flow regulation, wind dissipation, and temperature regulation – remove particle pollution and improve air quality, protect soil and biodiversity, and enhance climate resilience. Nevertheless, detailed understanding of NbS benefits is lacking. To scale up NbS, we need to address knowledge gaps about the economic and financial performance of NbS investments, together with the development of business cases/models for NbS implementations
What we do
Filling the gap
The project will create a “network of networks”, bringing together major knowledge communities to share expertise across domains and build a collaborative marketplace for nature-based insurance and investment solutions.
Through dedicated Innovation Finance and Policy Labs, it will explore new business models, test innovative approaches, and identify what helps—or hinders—the adoption of sustainable, green financial solutions for NbS.
By analysing policies, governance conditions, and practical examples, the project will highlight reforms and best practices that can unlock business potential and scale up deployment. It will also improve how we assess the benefits of NbS—both in terms of risk reduction and their broader value to society—by better integrating ecosystem and economic risk modelling.
Ultimately, the project seeks to raise awareness and strengthen capacities for green financial innovation, creating the conditions for inclusive and transformative change in regions engaged in the EU Mission on climate adaptation.
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