ORRAA is supporting a project led by @rare.org to expand an insurance product that helps coastal households recover faster from storm-related losses, stabilise incomes, and access savings. At COP30 in Brazil, this initiative is featured in the Granary of Solutions 👉 ow.ly/Puoa50XsE4y

ORRAA is supporting a project led by @rare.org to expand an insurance product that helps coastal households recover faster from storm-related losses, stabilise incomes, and access savings. At COP30 in Brazil, this initiative is featured in the Granary of Solutions 👉 ow.ly/Puoa50XsE4y

At ORRAA, we work across sectors to develop finance and insurance products that invest in nature and people. Here’s a deep dive into one of our longest running and most successful projects 🤿 📚 Read the full piece: ow.ly/5FjJ50XtwwV 📸: ©Martin Leglize

ORRAA’s Senior Director of Innovation and Pipeline Development, Chip Cunliffe, is on the ground at COP30! 🌊 In this interview with Wave Forward Voices, Chip shares his reasons to be hopeful and explains why the scale-up of proven financial tools is essential. bit.ly/4qXVnXT

In the latest feature of The Ocean Imperative, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, reflects on the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF) and the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held earlier this summer. https://ow.ly/w32450XrglA 📸: ©Oceano Azul Foundation - Pedro Pina

NEWS: We joined Willis, @orraanews.bsky.social, and the Government of the Philippines in launching a #ParametricInsurance product for small-scale fishers. The first-of-its-kind product could protect over 14K fishers across 24 municipalities in the Philippines 🇵🇭 🎣 🎥 youtu.be/JPom7n97WyQ

Next week, ORRAA Executive Director, Karen Sack will join Seafood Source to discuss how innovative financial systems and structures can help support small-scall fishers on their journey toward a sustainable future. 📅 November 19 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM ET 🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/zAbz50XpPgR

Through our 129 members, ORRAA is connecting the beachfront and the boardroom to activate at least USD$500 million. At COP30 Brasil we are showcasing how our partnerships deliver tangible results and shape implementation pathways under the Action Agenda. 👉 Learn more:  https://ow.ly/CL4250XpxIK

📣 Just launched! WWF Coastal Communities Initiative has released a new report: ‘Climate, Coasts and Communities: Scaling Nature-based Climate Solutions for Resilient Coastal Ecosystems’. 📚 Read the full report: https://ow.ly/FBb650XpwgW

At COP30 Brasil, ORRAA aims to showcase ocean-climate solutions, position ocean finance as a core element of the climate agenda and shape the narrative on finance and implementation. We're at several side events: https://oceanriskalliance.org/events/orraa-at-cop30/

🌎 One week to go until COP30 Brazil! Four ORRAA-supported projects have been selected for the Granary of Solutions - a new platform developed by the COP30 Presidency and the UN Climate High-Level Champions. 💡 👉 Dive into the full platform: www.climatechampions.net/action-agenda/

New ORRAA policy brief ‘Financing Waves: Mobilising Finance in the Current Multilateral Ocean Policy Context’ is here! 📣 📚 Read the full brief: https://oceanriskalliance.org/resource/financing-waves/

SIDS may be small in size, but they are central to the planet’s future. 🌍 In an article shared by Project Syndicate, Aminath Shauna and Maya Delaney highlight how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the front lines of climate change: https://ow.ly/YJTw50Xfoby

The Mangrove Breakthrough is officially adopting the HQBC Practitioners Guide and Progress Wheel as their global quality assurance framework, developed by Conservation International and ORRAA. 🌱 Mark Beeston of Conservation International discuss this in his latest Op-Ed: https://ow.ly/O9lJ50XePBG

ORRAA's Coastal Risk Index (CRI) has been selected as a Finalist for The Anthem Awards in Innovation! 🎊 Head to this link and click ‘Celebrate’ for the Coastal Risk Index: https://ow.ly/BacP50XeNR2

News from across the Alliance! 🗞️ ORRAA’s membership includes private finance and insurance partners representing trillions of dollars in assets under management, alongside governments, multilateral institutions, and civil society organisations. 🌍 👉 Read more: oceanriskalliance.org/member-news/

In the face of climate change, Fondo Acción has successfully developed a parametric insurance mechanism for coral reefs in the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina, Colombia. Read more: 

Our focus this quarter is on thriving islands and coasts. Outrigger Impact is a unique regenerative and sustainable blue economy fund focused on investing into Small Island Developing States (SIDS). 🚀 Find out more: https://youtu.be/zpRGdzkkIQ4

Today, ORRAA’s Blue Finance & Scaling Officer, Hannah Skeates, is speaking at Environmental Finance’s conference, The Future of ESG Data EMEA. 📊 The session will cover ocean investments and blue finance, focusing on data challenges and emerging data-driven initiatives. 🌊

New Member Alert! 🚨 We’re delighted to welcome the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO to the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance as an Institutional Partner. Please join us in welcoming them to the Alliance! 👇

🌊 SIDS are on the frontlines of climate change - facing rising sea levels, stronger storms, and growing coastal risks. ORRAA’s Coastal Risk Index (CRI) quantifies the important role that nature plays in reducing risk and building resilience. Learn more: https://coastalriskindex.com/

📍This week, the IUCN World Conservation Congress is taking place in Abu Dhabi, UAE. ORRAA’s Innovation and Pipeline Development Manager, Paul Heller, will be on the ground, as well as some of our members and project partners. 🔗 Find out more: https://iucncongress2025.org/

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) contribute the least to global emissions yet face some of the greatest threats from climate change. 🏝️ This quarter, we’re spotlighting our work – along with that of our members – building thriving islands and coasts! 🤝

Applications now open! ✅ Are you looking to turn your ocean-positive project into a high-integrity blue bond? The Blue Bond Accelerator (BBA) wants to hear from you! ✍️ Find out more and apply now: bluebondaccelerator.org/issuebluebon...

‍🦑 New Resources Alert: Gender & Fisheries 🦑 ORRAA’s lead Science and Knowledge Partner, the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) is launching two new gender and fisheries factsheets on Haiti and Belize. 📄 Dive in here: https://oceanrisk.earth/fact-sheets/#the-republic-of-haiti#the-republic-of-haiti

📣 Hot off the press: the latest edition of the ORRAA news is here! Read the full newsletter: https://oceanriskalliance.org/news/the-orraa-news-q3-2025-2/ #ORRAA #ResilientEconomies #CoastalCommunities #BlueFinance

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing isn’t just an environmental and human rights concern - it’s a business, liability, and reputational risk for insurers. 🚢 🔎 📩 Explore Vessel Viewer and contact us today to see how Vessel Viewer can work for you: ow.ly/Rock50WZt4X

We are excited to announce that the Mangrove Breakthrough has officially endorsed the High-Quality Blue Carbon Practitioners Guide and Progress Wheel developed by Conservation International and ORRAA. 🌿 👉 Learn more about the High Quality Blue Carbon Practitioners Guide: ow.ly/JI3V50WZmof

💡 How can we deliver action at #COP30? 💡 Today at #ClimateWeekNYC, Karen Sack Executive Director at ORRAA, is joining the COP30 Presidency and Climate High-Level Champions for their flagship event: Implementing the Global Stocktake: Delivering Action at COP30 🔗 Discover more: ow.ly/uLmW50WZsJS

🎉 Celebrating a huge win for the Ocean! 60 countries have officially ratified the High Seas Treaty, triggering its entry into force 🎉 The High Seas Treaty is an essential building block for us to regenerate ocean health by 2030. 🌊 📚 Read more: highseasalliance.org/2025/09/19/h...

Yesterday, Ocean Ledger and ORRAA hosted a Solution Lab at Lloyd's Lab with insurers and finance institutions to explore how we can better understand and manage coastal risks. 🌊 🛠️ We highlighted Ocean Ledger's geospatial data offering and ORRAA’s Coastal Risk Index (CRI): coastalriskindex.com

🌊 How are the largest companies reporting their impacts on ocean ecosystems? In new research co-authored by ORRAA Board Member, Robert Blasiak, a study reviewed 75 major companies across eight sectors of the ocean economy. 🔗 Find out more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

On Monday, the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies entered into force! 🎉 This is a significant milestone in global ocean governance and a vital move toward healthier, more resilient fisheries, increasing the economic resilience of coastal communities. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/b7jf2vcs

In the latest episode of the #SmallIslandsBigPicture podcast, Melissa Walsh, PhD, Director of Blue Finance & Scaling at ORRAA, shares why investing in SIDS is essential for a regenerative and sustainable blue economy: odi.org/en/insights/...

Data from ORRAA's Coastal Risk Index (CRI) estimates that by 2050, coastal ecosystems in Indonesia will protect 1.5 million people and approximately USD$39 billion in infrastructure from coastal flooding in a 200-year storm. 🔗🌏 Find out more about the CRI: coastalriskindex.com

Join ORRAA Executive Director, @Karen Sack, at the World Ocean Summit Europe in Cascais, Portugal! 🌊 🔗 Find out more: events.economist.com/world-ocean-... @economist.com

The ocean is a highly undervalued asset class. 🌊Investing in its health could unlock USD$15.5T in benefits & create 12M jobs by 2030, writes @karensack.bsky.social‬ of @orraanews.bsky.social

ORRAA is working with Blue Alliance to structure a blended finance facility which will implement sustainable revenue-generating initiatives in marine protected areas (MPAs). 🎥 WATCH how we’re building resilient and regenerating economies with our work in the Philippines. youtu.be/2Kw4PbyUooE

NOW OPEN: ORRAA member, Global Resilience Partnership, in collaboration with the Gates Foundation and Trafigura Foundation, has launched the Technology for Evolving Challenges in Humanitarian Contexts (TECH) 4 Resilience Challenge. 📅 Deadline: August 31 🔗 Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3U8eS0U

Swipe through some recent updates on the impactful work being carried out by ORRAA members including Ocean Impact Organisation, Blue Alliance Marine Protected Areas, Conservation International and Ocean Eye. 📚🔗 Learn more about our Alliance: lnkd.in/e4_dATTK

In a piece for Green Money, ORRAA Executive Director, Karen Sack, outlines how investing in Ocean resilience can unlock USD$15.5 trillion in benefits, create 12 million jobs by 2030, and bring greater resilience to nations most in need. 🌎 🔗 Read the full article: greenmoney.com/investing-in...

Exciting news! 🌊 We're thrilled to welcome Philanthropy Asia Alliance as the newest Full Member of ORRAA and the National Oceanography Centre as an Observer.

🌊 How do we measure progress towards a #NaturePositive ocean? That's exactly what the Nature Positive Initiative, @orraanews.bsky.social and the @weforum.org are working on. The latest 👉https://www.naturepositive.org/news/blog/nature-positive-marine-metrics/ #MetricsMatter #OceanPositive

ORRAA is collaborating with the World Economic Forum and the Nature Positive Initiative to co-develop a globally aligned set of metrics to track ocean health and drive ocean-positive outcomes. 👏 🔗 Find out more: www.naturepositive.org/news/blog/na...

The countdown is on - it’s just under 100 days until COP30 in Brazil! As the world prepares to gather in Belém, we’re doubling down on our mission: activating at least USD$500 million of investment to build the resilience of 250 million climate vulnerable coastal people in the Global South by 2030.

ORRAA is working with Mawimbi Ocean Innovations to advance the equitable growth of seaweed farming in East Africa. Find out more ⬇️ youtu.be/Ru9OBi2fxiA

Last week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), considered the world’s highest court, delivered a landmark Advisory Opinion: climate harm is not only unjust, but unlawful – a major victory for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Ocean. 🏝️ 📸: UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/Frank van Beek

🔔 We’re hiring! 🔔 We have THREE new opportunities to join our mission: 💼 Senior Associate, Executive Office 💼 Lead, The Octopus Platform 💼 Associate, Communications Find out more and apply: oceanriskalliance.org/latest/

In the latest instalment of The Ocean Imperative - Claudio De Sanctis, Head of Private Bank and Member of the Management Board at Deutsche Bank, unpacks what is needed to scale up ocean investment. 📈 www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o... #AXA @projectsyndicate.bsky.social

ORRAA’s mission, by 2030, is to activate at least USD$500 million of investment to build the resilience of 250 million climate vulnerable coastal people in the Global South. 🪸 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yea7...