GFI Report: Unlocking investment in resilience through nature
Zora Ecosystems has contributed to a new report from the Green Finance Institute (GFI) exploring how the UK can scale private investment in nature-based solutions to strengthen regional resilience.
With climate change and nature loss projected to reduce UK GDP by up to 8.1% over the next decade, the report sets out practical recommendations to scale payments for resilience outcomes such as flood protection, water security and supply-chain resilience, drawing on insights from more than 80 organisations and case studies from across the UK.
The report identifies four priorities for action:
- Strengthen the business case for investing in resilience through improved evidence, access to risk assessment tools and business-relevant open access datasets.
- Bolster demand for resilience outcomes through regulatory obligations, new planning mechanisms and targeted fiscal incentives.
- Develop nested national-regional coordination models that aggregate demand, build investable project pipelines and attract capital at scale.
- Test regulatory reforms through cross-sector sandbox pilots, enabling businesses to invest collectively in resilience outcomes.
Our case study explores work with Yorkshire Water at the River Wharfe in Ilkley, England's first designated inland bathing water. Using Mosaic, our decision intelligence platform for natural infrastructure, we helped quantify how targeted nature-based interventions could improve water quality, building the evidence base needed to turn that opportunity into an investable pipeline of projects.
It's exactly this kind of evidence that the GFI identifies as essential to unlocking capital for nature-based resilience at scale. We're pleased to have contributed to a report that sets out such a clear and practical roadmap for getting there.
Read the full report here → Developing regional economic resilience through nature-based solutions
