Monthly Newsletter, March 2025

Welcome to our new monthly newsletter!

With major political changes pulling funding from critical climate and community initiatives, the need to scale innovations that bolster the resilience of all communities is only becoming more urgent. Thank you for your energy, support, and perseverance to continue moving adaptation and resilience innovation forward. We’re ready to drive this work forward in new, strategic ways with the support of our funders and partners!

New Publication! The Adaptation Finance Primer

Adaptation finance is needed now more than ever. The Adaptation Finance Primer, co-developed with Climate Resilience for All, with funding from the ClimateWorks Foundation, presents an expansive vision of the landscape and levers of climate adaptation finance. It includes lesser known or emerging funding mechanisms like Disaster Risk Finance and Loss & Damage, and highlights where we think the private sector could play a bigger role.

Read the Report

Join us for a webinar hosted with Climate Resilience for All where we’ll walk through the primer and how to apply it in different contexts on April 10th at 11:30 ET / 8:30 PT / 16:30 BST . Register here!

In case you missed it…

We launched the Adaptation & Resilience Innovation Playbook at the end of 2024. This expansive report provides a detailed analysis of current supply, demand, and capital trends in the climate resilience innovation space. 

Download the Executive Summary and full Playbook, or watch the webinar.

Market Updates

  • The Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has released its Climate Resilience Investment Framework (CRIF) for consultation, which cover public and private markets and real estate / infrastructure. Investors have until April 10th to share feedback on the proposed framework.
  • Third Sphere put out a call for adaptation & resilience startups(across climate-resilient infrastructure, flood protection solutions, risk modeling and early warning systems, nature-based solutions, and beyond). 
  • The National Safety Council hosted a startup showcase at their recent Future of EHS conference in February. It focused on heat stress solutions, and featured 10 early-stage innovators selected from a pool of over 80 applicants. Cryogenx, which offers a portable body cooling device for heat stroke (essentially, an “ice bath in your backpack”), was featured! Check out all of the innovators here.
  • AdaptUnbound hosted a webinar covering the $1 Trillion opportunity in A&R – Watch it on-demand here! (signing up will email you the recording)
Have an Update? Let us know!

Team Updates

We’re thrilled to announced that Osama Idrees and Elle Hempen have joined Tailwind as Venture Partners!

Osama brings an incredible wealth of knowledge from leading investments across industrials, energy, and the built environment. He originated and ran EDF’s North America CVC to accelerate their net-zero transition. Prior to this, he was the Innovation Manager at next47, Siemens’ global VC, and invested in emerging technologies at Chevron Technology Ventures.

Elle brings invaluable experience scaling startups through acquisition, with her expertise spanning the public and private sectors. She was the CEO and co-founder of The Atlas – acquired by GovExec in 2020 and a graduate of 500 Startups. She also served on the Obama administration at the EPA, during which she coordinated global resilient infrastructure partnerships and federal tribal grant programs. 

Connect with them on Linkedin, or at our next events and initiatives! 

Upcoming Events

Opportunities to Collaborate & Engage

Let’s chat! Whether it’s about working with Tailwind, sending us an innovative startup, or exploring other opportunities to collaborate.

Reach out at info@tailwindclimate.com!

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