Scaling climate resilience through finance and insurance

At the Finance Innovation Festival 2026, experts provided policy recommendations to mitigate the risks and costs of climate inaction, urging structural reforms in finance and insurance systems to ensure a nature-positive future.

INSIDERS series | Innovative Financing for Urban Heatwave Resilience

Urban heatwaves are a fast-emerging risk, yet financing for preparedness is scarce. The NATURANCE & MCR2030 webinar on 30 October 2025 explored parametric insurance, trigger-based financing and equity-focused tools aimed at strengthening urban resilience across Europe and beyond.

Advancing Nature-based Solutions through Innovative Resilience Finance

Organised by the Greening Cities Partnership and ICLEI Europe in collaboration with the NATURANCE project, this Innovation Lab brings together financial institutions and cities to explore current barriers and enabling conditions for investment in nature-based solutions (NbS), green infrastructure, and biodiversity action. The roundtable featured Kelly Baldwin Heid (Biodiversity and NbS expert at ICLEI Europe) […]