The Resilience Opportunity: Unlocking Climate Resilience through Public-Private Collaboration
As climate risks intensify, the pressure to protect people, infrastructure and economies is mounting. Current investment, however, remains below what is required, with an estimated investment need of $300–500 billion per year to deliver the necessary infrastructure to strengthen resilience. Public funding alone cannot meet the scale of demand, making private engagement essential.
As climate risks intensify, the pressure to protect people, infrastructure and economies is mounting. Current investment, however, remains below what is required, with an estimated investment need of $300–500 billion per year to deliver the necessary infrastructure to strengthen resilience. Public funding alone cannot meet the scale of demand, making private engagement essential.
To address this gap, The Resilience Opportunity: Unlocking Climate Resilience through Public-Private Collaboration encourages stakeholders to collaboratively identify entry points, align on objectives and co-develop projects. It presents six archetypes for private-sector involvement in climate resilience collaborations to clarify the business value and provide pathways for action.
Applying these archetypes has the potential to enhance project bankability, align incentives and improve delivery outcomes. With structured design and public-private collaboration, resilience can become a scalable, investable pillar of the global climate response.