INVEST4CLIMATE Cluster

INVEST4CLIMATE, a new European project cluster, has been established to advance climate resilience and sustainable investment by bringing together three complementary EU-funded initiatives: BLOSSOM, CLIMINVEST, and RISE-IN, funded from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and Horizon Europe. The collaboration aims to maximise the impact of European research and innovation funding by coordinating efforts across projects focused on climate finance, investment readiness, and the implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation solutions.
Climate action increasingly requires solutions that are environmentally effective but also financially viable and scalable. However, many promising climate initiatives struggle to move from concept to implementation due to gaps between public planning, technical innovation, and private investment. By working together as a cluster, the three projects will align methodologies, exchange knowledge, and strengthen connections between cities, financial actors, policymakers, and researchers.
The cluster brings together projects with distinct yet complementary approaches to enabling climate action through innovative financial and governance frameworks:

BLOSSOM focuses on creating a systemic approach to connect public authorities with private financial partners, including banks, insurers, and investors. Through Living Labs and Communities of Practice, the project develops and tests innovative financing schemes and investment models for climate adaptation and mitigation. Demonstrations will take place in Birmingham (UK), Lisbon (Portugal), and Kielce (Poland), with additional replication cases in other European regions.

CLIMINVEST contributes its expertise in mobilising sustainable finance for climate action.  Focusing on bankable-by-design (BbD) solutions the project supports private investors and public authorities with the tools required to design climate adaptation projects that are both effective in impact and financially sustainable. CLIMINVEST demostrations will take place in Thessaly (Spain), Amathouda (Cyprus), with replicators in Asturias (Spain), Ventimiglia (Italy), and Trikala (Greece).

RISE-IN introduces a groundbreaking framework linking environmental resilience with financial viability. The project focuses on nature-based solutions for flood risk management and develops the Bankability Readiness Level (BRL), a novel metric designed to assess and enhance the investment potential of climate-resilient interventions. Using cities as living laboratories, RISE-IN will demonstrate its approach in Cesena (Italy), Christchurch (New Zealand), and Póvoa de Varzim (Portugal), with replication sites in Ghent (Belgium), Zhytomyr (Ukraine), and Kadıköy (Türkiye).

Through this collaboration, the cluster will promote joint knowledge exchange, coordinated outreach and dissemination activities, and shared engagement with stakeholders from the financial sector, local authorities, and innovation ecosystems. By aligning efforts across the projects, the initiative aims to support the development of practical pathways for financing climate solutions, helping cities and regions move from planning to implementation. Ultimately, the cluster seeks to strengthen Europe’s capacity to deliver resilient, investment-ready climate solutions, ensuring that environmental innovation is supported by robust financial strategies and scalable models.

CLIMINVEST Project

CLIMINVEST contributes to the development of innovative investment approaches for climate action, supporting the mobilisation of sustainable finance and strengthening the link between climate policy objectives and financial decision-making. Through its Bankability by Design approach and the Marketplace, CLIMINVEST aims to facilitate climate investments that generate long-term environmental and economic benefits. Co-funded by the European Union (Grant Agreement 101212947), CLIMINVEST is a 36-month project gathering 23 partners across Europe. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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RISE-IN Project

RISE-IN (Resilient Investment for Sustainable Environments) is a Horizon Europe project bringing together 26 partners across 13 countries to develop innovative approaches to climate adaptation. The project focuses on linking environmental resilience with financial viability through nature-based solutions for flood risk management and the introduction of the Bankability Readiness Level (BRL) metric to assess and unlock investment potential in climate-resilient interventions. Funded by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) under Horizon Europe (Grant Agreement 101214441). Views and opinions expressed are however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA.
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