Over the last decade, the costs of disasters have increased dramatically. As the impacts and the costs of disasters continue to rise, investing early in resilience reduces the impacts of a disaster and the costs of recovery.
In 2019, NAB and IAG convened the RIV, bringing cross-sectoral stakeholders together to investigate how public and private capital could be directed to finance new and existing infrastructure that:
Climate KIC Australia was engaged by IAG and NAB to hold multi-day reflective workshops where the people involved in developing, designing and implementing the RIV were asked to:
After the workshops, we led a multi-organisational team that worked collaboratively to analyse the workshop data to summarise the process of the RIV and identify the insights and learnings.
The results from the workshops and collaborative analysis are outlined in this Insights Report.
Revenue & Scale
Household level, community level & large-scale infrastructure level
And requires people who are motivated to empower and drive change.
For effective decision-making and innovation such as data on hazards and physical climate risks
To bridge the gap between finance sector, government, and the community
As Lead – Strategic Projects, Melinda specialises in climate change adaptation and resilience. She delivers applied, collaborative research and innovation across Australia, Europe and the Pacific. Melinda draws on on her legal and policy background, as well as qualitative research and co‑design to support place‑based and systems‑focused resilience outcomes.
As Director – Strategic Initiatives at Climate KIC Australia, Meredith brings her experience in strategy, design, innovation and facilitation to shape and deliver projects and portfolios for systemic impact. She leverages her experience in consulting, financial services, corporate innovation and a start up to help people and organisations tackle the complexity of climate action.
