Our global initiatives

Driving partnerships and funding for climate-neutral cities for Re-Value.

Development of a multi-stakeholder dialogue platform – a think tank to promote innovation with nature-based solutions (NBS)

This project demonstrates the “Resilience Dividend” by analysing infrastructure in disaster-affected urban areas. It highlights the added value of resilience to support increased investment.

Technical assistance to REGEA to enhance climate-proofing of infrastructure in Northwest Croatia.

Multi-stakeholder approach to developing and testing the SuRe® standard

The City Finance Lab supports cities in developing innovative financing solutions for climate-resilient, low-carbon urban projects. It helps turn ideas into scalable, bankable solutions, accelerating investment in sustainable cities.

Multi-stakeholder approach to developing and testing the SuRe® standard

Developing financial assessment tools and regional implementation pathways to advance Nature-based Solutions (NbS) across the Mediterranean through the Med-IREN project.

Development of a pipeline of investable nature-based solutions projects to mitigate recurring river flooding in Cyprus and Greece.

Massive open online course (MOOC) providing tools on the planning, financing, procurement and contracting of sustainable and resilient infrastructure projects.

Smartscan assessment and training for resource-efficient cleaner production

Financing of large scale photovoltaic installation in the city of Tshwane

Development of a new ‘green corridor’ to create healthy, resilient and inclusive local communities.

The Infrastructure in a Changing World (ICW) series by Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation unites stakeholders to drive systemic change. The 2025–26 edition highlights sustainable, resilient, and regenerative infrastructure as key to global climate and development goals.

Facilitating knowledge sharing and stakeholder engagement for the SOTERIA Climate Resilience Dialogues to inform adaptation policies and sustainable finance solutions.

Catalysts for more self-sufficient infrastructure projects in Germany and Switzerland

Creating knowledge products to support development of resilient infrastructure

Enhancing the alignment of market-driven sustainable schemes with ESG disclosure regulations in the financial sector

ClimaGen focuses on urban greening and renaturing to promote climate-resilient regeneration in European cities. It contributes jointly to the EU Mission 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 and the EU Mission Adaptation to Climate Change, and uses methods of the New European Bauhaus.

Leveraging investments into NbS to enhance climate-change resilience in diverse bio-geographical European regions through the NATALIE Project.

Case study handbook for hybrid (natural-grey) infrastructure solutions

A tool to develop a pipeline of investable Nature-based Solutions projects to address water security challenges.

The project’s goal is to empower rural and small/medium local communities to enhance their climate resilience

Feasibility and conditions of a realization of a non-motorized transport (NMT) scheme in the “walled city”.

Future-Proof Infrastructure: Investment Opportunities for a Better World

Innovative ways to make cities more adaptive to climate change

Strengthening the financial and sustainability readiness of sponge city projects.

Promoting sustainable infrastructure through aligned indicators for sustainability in infrastructure (AISI)

Mainstreaming climate action resilience in the Paris municipal budget with new indicators regarding co-benefits financial evaluation and maladaptation costs.

Leading global programme management for the Safe and Sound Cities Programme to catalyse youth-driven action for safer cities.

Spearheading the secretariat of the FAST-Infra Label, providing market confidence and fostering investment in sustainable infrastructure.

An adapted tentative version of the SuRe® standard was tested on an infrastructure project in Malaysia in 2020.

Shaping climate resilience pathways and bridging the adaptation finance gap through the Pathways2Resilience project.