Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance
News
ORRAA hosted its inaugural member meeting in the margins of the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on 27th June 2022. The meeting showcased the work undertaken by ORRAA and our members to drive investment into coastal and ocean resilience solutions and highlighted the projects and tools being implemented around the world.
By convening our Alliance, ORRAA showcased the strength of our collective work, building towards ORRAA’s mission to drive USD$500 million of investment into coastal and ocean nature-based solutions by 2030 to positively impact the resilience of at least 250 million climate vulnerable coastal people.
MEMBER MEETING IN NUMBERS:
5 Solution Labs
21 Speakers
33 Projects
40 Virtual Attendees
58 Member Organisations
89 In-Person Attendees
KEY OUTCOMES
As a key announcement of the day, ORRAA and Canada launched a new open Call for Proposals for the next generation of innovative finance and insurance projects which will build resilience in coastal communities and the ocean. Ultimately, the member meeting was a space for building new connections and partnerships and highlighting ideas and solutions, which ORRAA will work with members to implement and grow beyond the UN Ocean Conference.
A full report on the meeting was provided to the ORRAA community following the UN Ocean Conference.
