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Enhance nature to help people adapt to change and disasters
Assessing feasibility and performance of solutions built on disaster risk financing and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) investments
The second Finance Innovation Festival took place on 3–5 February 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Over three days, the Festival provided a structured space to connect policy ambition with market innovation, focusing on two critical pillars: insurance as a tool for risk transfer and resilience, and investment strategies to mobilise capital for nature-positive outcomes.
The three-day programme covered policy discussions on day one, financing and insurance solutions on day two, and concluded with legacy recommendations and local case studies on day three. Participants reflected on lessons learned from ongoing initiatives, explored synergies among related projects, and identified practical pathways for scaling up implementation.
Our ambition
NATURANCE project aims to encourage adoption of jointly elaborated equity principles, performance metrics and recommended approaches to analysis and design, in accordance with the EU framework for sustainable finance and the Just Transition Mechanism. To this end we will stimulate dialogues, knowledge sharing and mutual learning across different areas of policy and practice
The main objective of the NATURANCE project is translated into specific detailed and measurable objectives
Connecting existing major knowledge networks and fostering cross-domain knowledge
Seeking to assess existing and explore new areas for equitable insurance and investment solutions
Analysing policy and governance conditions that are conducive to sustainable and equitable innovative green insurance
Analysing models, methods, scenarios and metrics used for assessing risk-reduction performance of NbS
Build awareness and capabilities for green financial innovations, so to creating conditions for inclusive and transformative change
Latest project news and mentions in the media
This report explores how nature buffers insurance markets — and how insurers can protect nature in return, though few approaches have yet scaled.
This NATURANCE Innovation Lab aimed to explore how the insurance industry and the broader finance sector can catalyse investments in nature-based solutions, i.e. scale up finance for nature.
A $656 million debt conversion for Ecuador unlocking over $450 million for marine conservation in the Galápagos Islands.
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