Scaling Nature Positive Solutions in Arid Environments: The Finance Imperative

09/10/2025
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Arabia

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Led by Strategy&, this panel explores innovative financing models to advance nature-positive solutions in arid and semi-arid environments challenged by desertification, water scarcity, and land degradation. Experts from finance, policy, and practice will discuss scalable business models, risk-sharing mechanisms, and enabling conditions aligning private capital with ecological and social resilience.

Description de la séance

Nature-positive solutions in arid and semi-arid environments—such as afforestation, rangeland rehabilitation, and sustainable water and land management—are critical to combating desertification, biodiversity loss, and climate vulnerability. Governments in the Middle East and beyond have announced ambitious greening initiatives, yet sustaining these efforts at scale requires innovative financing models that mobilize private capital alongside public funds.
This session will explore how carbon markets, blended finance, green bonds, and impact investments can drive nature-positive solutions tailored to drylands. Panelists will discuss governance frameworks, risk management tools, and community engagement approaches that make these projects both environmentally impactful and economically viable. By highlighting proven models and emerging innovations, the panel will seek to answer: How can we finance a greener and more resilient future in the world’s drylands—ensuring tangible benefits for both people and planet?
Organised by
West Asia Region

Moderator

Scaling Nature Positive Solutions in Arid Environments: The Finance Imperative

Speaker

Speaker Willem FERWERDA

Scaling Nature Positive Solutions in Arid Environments: The Finance Imperative

Speaker Susanne PEDERSEN

Scaling Nature Positive Solutions in Arid Environments: The Finance Imperative

Speaker Marina Antonopoulou

Scaling Nature Positive Solutions in Arid Environments: The Finance Imperative

Speaker Humaid Abdulla KANJI

Scaling Nature Positive Solutions in Arid Environments: The Finance Imperative