Aligning property projects with climate adaptation goals

Climate Adaptation Roadmap 🌎 Climate risks are growing exponentially and adaptation has become essential for resilience. Organizations need to ensure continuity of operations and competitiveness as physical risks increase across regions. Adaptation also delivers broader benefits. Beyond risk reduction, it supports ecosystems, enhances supply chain stability, and contributes to community wellbeing. Disclosure frameworks such as IFRS S2, CSRD and TPT now require information on adaptation. Investors and stakeholders increasingly evaluate companies on their ability to plan and implement climate resilience strategies. This roadmap developed by EcoAct is a great tool to guide the adaptation journey in a structured way. It translates the complexity of climate risks into clear phases that organizations can follow. The first phase is risk assessment. Companies must review vulnerabilities, prioritize risks, and confirm the drivers that could affect assets, operations, and value chains. The second phase is defining adaptation ambition. Senior leaders and stakeholders align on objectives, co-benefits, and an overarching adaptation goal supported by governance. The third phase is identifying relevant adaptation options. These range from physical measures to operational and strategic approaches, selected according to context and resilience potential. The fourth phase is assessment and planning. Options are analyzed in terms of cost, benefits, and feasibility. No regret measures and flexible pathways are prioritized to ensure scalability. The fifth phase is integration. Adaptation must be embedded into core business processes, financial decision-making, and supply chain management. The sixth phase is reporting. Organizations include adaptation progress in both internal and external disclosures, reinforcing transparency and alignment with regulatory expectations. The seventh phase is implementation. Measures are deployed according to defined timelines, starting with low cost actions and moving towards larger investments as needed. The final phase is monitoring. Continuous review ensures risks are reassessed, plans are updated, and adaptation strategies remain effective as climate conditions evolve. Source: EcoAct #sustainability #business #sustainable #esg

Here are the main takeaways from this report: "Financing Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Infrastructure" published by the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). This report provides a critical analysis of the barriers and opportunities for increasing private sector participation in this vital area, drawing on a global review of over 50 projects.   Main Takeaways: 1️⃣ This report provides a practical framework by identifying: ✳️ Four Core Cost-Recovery Models: How projects can generate revenue over their lifetime. ✳️ User Pays: Direct charges for services (e.g., water tariffs, port fees). ✳️ Government Pays: Funding through public budgets, taxes, or availability payments. ✳️ Land Value Capture: Capturing a portion of increased property value from new, resilient developments. ✳️ Climate-Related Funding: Revenue from verifiable outcomes like carbon credits. 2️⃣ Four Key Financing Mechanisms: How upfront capital can be mobilized. ✳️ Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs): Structuring long-term contracts to leverage private sector efficiency and finance. ✳️ Capital Markets Finance: Issuing instruments like Green, Blue, and Biodiversity Bonds to tap into institutional capital. ✳️ Own-Source Financing: Companies investing directly from their own budgets, driven by risk reduction or ESG goals. ✳️ Public & Grant Finance: Using public funds and donor grants to de-risk projects, especially at the pilot stage. Challenge: ✴️ The fundamental barrier to private investment is that climate adaptation and nature-based projects are often public goods. Infrastructure that protects against flooding or restores an ecosystem doesn't easily generate direct revenue, making it difficult to attract commercial capital.   Pathways to Unlock Investment: ❇️ Blended Finance in Action: The As-Samra Wastewater Plant in Jordan combined public grants with private loans to deliver a bankable project that enhances water security. ❇️ Harnessing Capital Markets: The Belize Blue Bonds used a debt-for-nature swap, backed by political risk insurance, to reduce national debt and secure long-term funding for marine conservation. ❇️ Integrating Nature into Infrastructure: The Tibar Bay Port in Timor-Leste embedded mangrove restoration and coral reef conservation directly into a PPP port project, linking environmental outcomes with operational resilience. ❇️ Monetizing Co-Benefits: The Vida Manglar Blue Carbon Project in Colombia is restoring mangrove forests by selling carbon credits on the voluntary market, creating a revenue stream from climate mitigation. #ClimateFinance #Adaptation #NatureBasedSolutions #Infrastructure #WorldBank #PrivateSector #BlendedFinance #SustainableFinance #Investment #Resilience

Navigating 2025 Building Code Changes: Why Property Owners Need RiskFootprint™ The International Code Council (ICC) 2025 building codes and the ASCE 24-24 flood-resistant design standards are ushering in a new era of flood resilience. These updates expand flood hazard areas, adjust elevation requirements, and integrate climate change considerations and dry-floodproofing requirements, particularly for critical and community-serving buildings. For building owners, property managers, and developers, navigating these changes is crucial. Understanding your flood and climate risk isn’t just about compliance—it’s about protecting investments, ensuring long-term resilience, and mitigating future losses. That’s where RiskFootprint™ comes in. RiskFootprint™ is the Gold Standard for Flood & Climate Risk Assessments. RiskFootprint™ provides the most comprehensive hazard and climate risk insights available, helping real estate professionals prepare for evolving standards. Our reports include: ✅ Fathom/Swiss Re flood maps for 500-year and 1,000-year pluvial, fluvial, and coastal flooding ✅ FEMA flood maps for regulatory compliance ✅ NOAA storm surge flood maps, tsunami flood maps, and King Tide flood maps with future sea level rise projections Aligning with ASTM Property Resilience Assessments (E3429-24). Beyond flood assessments, RiskFootprint™ also helps with compliance under the new ASTM International Property Resilience Assessments (E3429-24), which evaluate building vulnerability and values-at-risk using the Hazus model. This provides: 📊 Building-specific resilience insights that help owners reduce financial and operational risks ⚡ Decision-making support for climate adaptation and insurance requirements 🏢 Confidence in compliance with new ICC and ASCE flood design standards Stay Ahead of the Curve With flood resilience standards evolving and climate risks accelerating, investors and developers need tools that offer real, actionable risk intelligence. RiskFootprint™ ensures you’re not just meeting today’s regulations, but future-proofing your assets against tomorrow’s challenges. 🔹 Are your properties prepared for the 2025 flood resilience standards? 🔹 Have you assessed long-term risks beyond regulatory flood zones? 🔹 Is your real estate portfolio aligned with ASTM’s Property Resilience Assessments? It’s time to take proactive steps with RiskFootprint™. Let’s build a safer, more resilient future together! 💬 Let’s connect—drop a comment or message if you’d like to learn more! International Code Council American Society of Civil Engineers ASTM International Urban Land Institute USGBC - LEED Green Associate (GA) and LEED AP #flood #resilience #riskfootprint #propertyresilienceassessment #ESAPhase1 #PropertyConditionAssessment

In this Future Cities Africa Clip: Gareth Morgan, Executive Director for Future Planning & Resilience at City of Cape Town dives into Cape Town's Climate and Service Delivery Strategy. * Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Cape Town's current IDP spans 2022 to 2027, aiming to make the city a "city of hope" with various initiatives. This plan emphasises the delivery of basic services like energy, water, waste management, and transport amidst a growing population expected to reach 7.6 million by 2050. * Climate Considerations The city integrates climate change adaptation into its service delivery, acknowledging changes like reduced annual rainfall and extreme weather events. Climate change is considered alongside demographic and economic factors in planning. * Strategic Instruments Beyond the IDP, Cape Town has specific plans like the Climate Action Plan, Resilience Strategy, Water Strategy, and Energy Strategy, all designed to work in coherence to address climate disruptions, particularly influenced by past drought experiences (2016-2018). * Project Management The city has invested heavily in project, program, and portfolio management, enabling a comprehensive approach to project execution. This includes tracking projects from concept through to commissioning, ensuring alignment with climate resilience goals. * Execution Emphasis is placed on the execution of strategies through a large portfolio of projects. These projects are managed with high-quality methodologies to respond effectively to anticipated climate changes based on scientific projections. In essence, Cape Town's approach combines strategic planning with robust execution to ensure service delivery is resilient to both population growth and climate change impacts. Watch the full episode: https://lnkd.in/dbHke4_T