Facing Funding Challenges

On 24 February 2022 the third CITIES TALK NATURE webinar took place. Titled “Facing Funding Challenges. How to make profitable Nature based Solutions projects for our cities” the webinar showcased a wide variety of financing tools available and how to set up a financing plan for Nature-based Solution projects. This included an introductory input of Tecnalia, followed by practical experiences of NatureScot (Scotland) and the city of Granollers (Spain). The webinar closed with the Latinamerican perspective given by the city network FLACMA and its project manager, Ady Carrera.

Presentations:

·       Amaia Sopelana (TECNALIA): Analysing the financing models to implement Nature-based Solutions projects

·       Patrick Jean Martel (Nature Scot): Financing Nature Based Solutions - A quick overview of general concepts and two real life examples in England and Scotland

·       Xavier Romero (City of Granollers): Nature-based Solutions financing in Granollers

·       Ady Carrera (FLACMA): Desafíos para el desarrollo de proyectos enfocados en las SBN. Una perspectiva desde América Latina.

Recordings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CjZUHnk7pw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swc4Vk0GQzA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXmY9h3hPGk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYD45lxxFE