Programme / session 2B

Mobilising capital for climate resilience: from risk to opportunity

09:45 – 10:45
in
Banquet hall
Challenge session
As COP30 approaches, this session will explore how to build investor confidence and scale adaptation finance, especially in climate-vulnerable regions. Featuring practical tools, plus insights from public and private sector leaders, it will highlight practical solutions and issue a call to collaborate on resilience investment.
Head and shoulders photo of Rachel Kyte.
Rachel Kyte
Special Representative for Climate
UK
Head and shoulders photo of Stephanie Pfeifer.
Stephanie Pfeifer
CEO
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
Head and shoulders photo of Kamal Kishore.
Kamal Kishore
Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Head and shoulders photo of Lori Kerr.
Lori Kerr
Chief executive officer
FinDev Canada
Head and shoulders photo of Amal-Lee Amin.
Amal-Lee Amin
Managing director and head of climate, diversity and advisory
British International Investment
Head and shoulders photo of Nicola Ranger.
Nicola Ranger
Executive director
Earth Capital Nexus, LSE
Head and shoulders photo of Leslie Maasdorp.
Leslie Maasdorp
Chief executive officer
British International Investment

This session will explore the pressing challenge of mobilising capital for climate adaptation and resilience. As momentum builds ahead of COP30, we’ll examine how to strengthen investor confidence, integrate physical climate risk and resilience frameworks, and unlock finance, particularly for vulnerable regions.

The session will open with a global overview of the adaptation finance landscape, including the UK’s role in enabling capital flows and economic resilience. We’ll then spotlight practical tools – such as IIGCC’s Physical Climate Risk Assessment Methodology (PCRAM), the Climate Resilience Investment Framework (CRIF) and risk and resilience metrics – through real-world examples.

The session will feature insights from a panel of leaders across government and finance. Speakers will explore the need for increased investor confidence in resilience opportunities and will feature a 'call to collaborate' between public and private sector investors. This engaging discussion is sure to help shape the path forward for resilience investment.