Bridging the Gap: Catalyzing Private Investment in Adaptation
As climate impacts intensify globally, capital is urgently needed to scale resilience solutions across sectors and geographies, and this is especially true in developing and emerging economies. This session will explore financial solutions to bridge this gap, highlighting how catalytic capital can unlock transformative private investment into scalable, high-impact adaptation solutions.
Why Attend
Mobilizing billions for adaptation will require innovation not only in climate solutions but in the financial structures that support them. This exclusive session convenes leaders from philanthropy, finance, and the private sector to share:
How non-commercial capital can be deployed effectively to de-risk and accelerate commercial investment in adaptation
Applicable lessons from cases of adaptation-focused finance models overcoming persistent market barriers
How climate risk information can be integrated into financing decision frameworks to inform risk and return assessment
Practical insights for deploying early-stage and risk-tolerant capital to build pipelines of investable adaptation solutions
Who Should Attend
Investors and asset managers seeking to understand the adaptation investment landscape
Philanthropic institutions and family offices exploring catalytic strategies
Corporate leaders and foundations advancing climate resilience
Development finance practitioners and intermediaries building adaptation finance vehicles
Agenda
Opening: The Adaptation Finance Opportunity (1:00–1:10 PM)
A concise overview of where and why adaptation investment remains limited—and the catalytic strategies emerging to close the gap.
Setting the Scene: View from Philanthropy (1:10–1:20 PM)
Panel Discussion: What’s Working, What’s Next? (1:20–2:00 PM)
A candid conversation with experts working across the adaptation finance spectrum:
Ben Broché - Climate Policy Initiative [Moderator]
Networking
Connect with fellow investors, foundation leaders, philanthropists, and adaptation finance experts.
About the hosts
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) is a global analysis and advisory organization that works to improve the most important energy and land use policies around the world. CPI manages the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab), which identifies, develops, and launches innovative financial instruments that address investment barriers and mobilize private capital at scale. Together, CPI and the Lab have designed and launched over 55 financial instruments that have mobilized billions in climate finance, with a growing focus on adaptation and resilience solutions.
ClimateWorks Foundation is a global platform for philanthropy to innovate and scale high-impact climate solutions that benefit people and the planet. We deliver global programs and services that equip philanthropy with the knowledge, networks, and solutions to drive climate progress for a more sustainable and equitable future. Since 2008, ClimateWorks has granted over $2 billion to more than 850 grantees in over 50 countries.
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