Gaia Projects
Our impact
The following examples illustrate where Gaia Capital’s research and convening work has intersected with live climate policy questions. Each project sits between policy and implementation, and shows how climate decisions move from discussion into action.
PIISA
Insuring the adaptation gap
PIISA convened a consortium developing insurance solutions for climate adaptation, supported by pilot testing across several European countries. The project examined how insurance mechanisms might extend beyond post-loss compensation to establish stronger incentives for resilience and risk-sharing.
The project sits at the intersection of technical insurance design and the broader policy question of how governments respond as climate losses increase. Our contribution focused on the research and translation layer, helping policymakers and funders engage with the project’s more technical questions.
Pathways2Resilience
From regional plans to delivery
Pathways2Resilience supports European regions and communities in long-term climate resilience planning, translating broad ambition into specific adaptation strategies. The project addresses the practical barriers that frequently slow implementation once risks have been identified.
Within this project we engaged with core governance questions, including what typically obstructs action and what allows adaptation work to remain credible once it reaches the institutions responsible for carrying it forward.
AdaptationHubs
Making multilevel governance work
AdaptationHubs examined how coordination across levels of government affects the pace and consistency of climate adaptation, treating adaptation policy as a function of institutional coordination across layers of government.
Our involvement centred on convening and policy translation, identifying where coordination broke down and what conditions were required for adaptation structures to function effectively in practice.