How innovative finance can unlock self-sustaining investment in climate adaptation

The February edition of the Adaptation Brief includes an in-depth look at how one investment fund is using concessional finance to catalyse nature-based adaptation initiatives that deliver real economic returns. The Adaptation Investment Ledger: Making Rewilding Pay Spain | Iberian Highlands A €13,000 loan from Rewilding Europe Capital enabled La Maleza Wildlife Park to launch nature-based tourism linked to ecological restoration and wildfire risk reduction.  The result? A self-sustaining business model that supports climate adaptation and local economic resilience.  What makes this model effective: Patient, below-market rate capital de-risks an early-stage adaptation project  Revolving fund structure recycles loan repayments into other conservation initiatives  Local authorities benefit from reduced climate risk, rural job creation, and increased visitor spend REC demonstrates a replicable model that is aligned with EU adaptation and nature policy This month’s edition also covers: • COP30’s adoption of the Belém Adaptation Indicators Using nature-based solutions for climate adaptation in small island developing states Key finance-related adaptation events from across the world Adaptation finance works when capital, policy, and delivery are aligned. Read The Adaptation Brief via the link below.  Where do you think the La Maleza Wildlife Park model could be applied? Share your thoughts in the comments below.  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/adaptation-brief-4-bankerswithoutboundaries-dezzf?trk=public_post_feed-article-content