Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre

🌍 Register for the NBI Academy 2025 Live Program! Join our free 5-week interactive course designed to equip policy-makers, planners, investors, and practitioners with the tools to make the investment case for nature-based infrastructure (NBI). 🗓️ Weekly Zoom sessions are held every Tuesday from October 28 to November 25. 💡 What makes this program unique? Don’t just take our word for it, here are five reasons past participants recommend it: 1️⃣ Learn from experts and high-quality course materials—for free 2️⃣ Master both the theory and the technical tools of NBI 3️⃣ Understand how NBI benefits both people and nature 4️⃣ Apply concepts directly to your own work 5️⃣ Join a global community of 4,000+ peers from 180 countries This is your chance to strengthen your skills and connect with an international network advancing sustainable infrastructure. 👉 Read more and register here: https://lnkd.in/e-yYW-Tn

Heading to Geneva for #BuildingBridges2025? Don’t miss IISD's panel on the future of debt-for-nature swaps (D4NS). By linking debt relief with investment in conservation, debt-for-nature swaps can create opportunities for countries facing fiscal stress and climate risks. Today’s D4NS increasingly involve commercial creditors. As investors seek returns with measurable impact, they offer a complex but promising way to mobilize private capital for sustainable development. The challenge is to design them so they attract investors while ensuring credible, lasting impact. The discussion will examine what makes swaps work in practice, from credit enhancements and blended finance to sustainability-linked bonds, and ask what role financial institutions should play in scaling them responsibly. 📅 Thursday, October 2, 2025 | 15:30 to 17:00 CEST 🏫 Centre International de Conférences Genève - Room B (Level 0) 🗣️ Moderator: Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder 🗣️Speakers: Louis Bourgeois, Nathalie Picarelli, Niki Doshi and Guillaume Bonnel 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dDBEee-2 💻 Can't make it to Building Bridges? Watch the livestream here: https://lnkd.in/dK2HdkU5 Building Bridges, The World Bank, BlueOrchard Finance Ltd, The Nature Conservancy, SDG Impact Finance Initiative International Institute for Sustainable Development IISD Economies David Uzsoki

Heading to Geneva for #BuildingBridges2025? Don’t miss our fishbowl discussion on how to finance Nature-based Solutions (NbS). NbS are vital for climate resilience, but too many projects stall before reaching the investment stage. What does it take to move from promising ideas to bankable opportunities? And how can frameworks, valuations, and financing structures create the conditions for investors to engage? Join us to discuss the full journey of NbS, from early concept to investment, with diverse perspectives from finance, policy, and practice. 🗓 October 2 | 10:30–12:00 CET  📍Centre International de Conférences Genève – Room 9 Moderator:  Hilda N. Liswani, Global Strategic Partnership Manager - Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB) Speakers: · Juraj Jurík, Director, Infrastructure and Nature (GIB)  · David Uzsoki, Sustainable Finance Lead International Institute for Sustainable Development · Ilona Szabó de Carvalho, Co-Founder and President - Instituto Igarapé · Santiago Espinosa de los Monteros Harispuru, CEO - Toroto  · Marie-Laure Schaufelberger, CFA, Chief Sustainability Officer, Pictet Group    Read more and sign up here: https://luma.com/pm3o06fq

🌍 The NBI Academy 5-Week Live Program is back this autumn, covering everything from cost–benefit analyses and financing solutions to climate data and systems thinking. We kick off with Session 1: Nature-Based Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation, which explores NBI, how it compares to conventional infrastructure, and the standards that guide effective projects. Over the following weeks, you’ll dive into topics like integrated cost–benefit analyses, systems thinking, and financing pathways. But we’re curious: If you could only pick one, which session would you be most excited about? 👉 Vote below and let us know. And if you don’t want to choose, you can always join all five sessions starting October 28: https://lnkd.in/e-yYW-Tn

The NBI Centre co-organized two capacity-building trainings under the SUNCASA project, first in Kigali and then in Johannesburg two weeks ago. The focus was on making the economic case for nature-based solutions (NbS) through cost-benefit analyses. 🌱 Over two days, city officials, policymakers, and local stakeholders dived into: ✅ how NbS can strengthen urban climate adaptation strategies, ✅ applying integrated cost–benefit analysis with Excel-based models, ✅ comparing NbS with grey infrastructure options, ✅ using systems thinking as part of the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology. These hands-on sessions are helping local actors build a stronger investment case for NbS and lay the groundwork for a follow-up training on financing strategies in 2026. Participants also shaped future SUNCASA work on digital dashboards, policies and NbS financing. A big thank you to all participants, partners, and facilitators for the rich discussions and energy in the room! 🌍 Do you also want to make the case for building with nature? Join our free 5-week live program and master the tools to assess the economic performance and co-benefits of Nature-Based Infrastructure. Registration is now open. Read more and register here: https://lnkd.in/e-yYW-Tn Ronja Bechauf | Michael Kapetanakis | Albert Letting | Tigist Mergya | Cesar Henrique Arrais | Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada | WRI Africa | City of Kigali | ARCOS Network  | Rwanda Young Water Professional | AVEGA Agahozo | City of Johannesburg | Alexandra Water Warriors Npc | Water for the Future Global South | GenderCC Southern Africa - Women for Climate Justice | Johannesburg Inner City Partnership | Ir. MARC MANYIFIKA (MSc) | Semadi Manganye | Muskaan Malik

Yesterday at #ACS2, we had a great discussion on gender-responsive and climate-resilient NbS. Thanks to everyone who joined!

We are proud to see our SUNCASA work featured at #ACS2 in Addis Ababa! We presented findings from our recent work in Dire Dawa, Kigali, and Johannesburg, showing how nature-based solutions can deliver real value for cities: saving costs, reducing risks, and building resilience.

How can nature-based solutions (NbS) help build just, equitable, and climate-resilient communities? 🌿 Join us at #ACS2 for a discussion on lessons from SUNCASA’s work in Dire Dawa, Kigali, and Johannesburg. We’ll explore how gender-responsive NbS are: ✅ reducing flood risks, biodiversity loss, and urban heat, ✅ strengthening community cohesion between women and men, and across generations 📅 September 9, 2025 🕘 9:00 – 10:15 AM 📍 WRI Pavilion, Addis International Convention Center, Addis Ababa Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d_b7PeQH World Resources Institute

🌍 African cities are on the frontlines of climate change, facing floods, heat, and water stress. Nature-based solutions (NbS) can cut costs, protect people, and strengthen resilience, but how do we scale them? 📅 Join us at the African Climate Summit for the event Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience: Data, finance, and community-led action on 8 September at 10:00. This session will showcase how data, finance, and community leadership are unlocking NbS at scale. We will highlight some new results from the NBI Centre’s assessment in Dire Dawa. Our findings show that restoring the Dechatu River catchment is projected to save ETB 270 million in avoided damages and health costs by 2050—one example of how NbS can deliver real economic and social gains.  We hope to see you there!     Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d_b7PeQH World Resources Institute | The World Bank | African Development Bank Group | International Institute for Sustainable Development | Resilient Cities Network | Benjamin Simmons

Are you a student or early-career professional passionate about climate change and shaping policy for a more resilient future? 🌍 Join the IISD Next: Campus Workshop Series on Sustainability, a free, fully online program that empowers youth worldwide to engage in climate policy. The campus workshop series for 2025-2026 focuses on Policy Engagement, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Water, and Green Economies. What you’ll get: 🌍 Six different time zones — accessible wherever you are 🌍Interactive workshops 🌍Runs from September 2025 to March 2026 Be part of a global youth network driving sustainable change and sign up today: https://lnkd.in/dGTEMG2F