🔊 ORRAA’s CRI gets a data upgrade! Now, the CRI also incorporates 16 locations evaluated by the Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index (CORVI), created by The Stimson Center. Learn more: https://ow.ly/Xs2o50ZyQjV

Ocean-based renewable energy is both a key pillar of the global energy transition and a mature investment proposition. ⚡️ Our new report identifies ocean-based renewable energy as one of six 'Blue Line' investment opportunities. 📊 Learn more: https://ow.ly/KBMq50ZvN1Y

We’re over halfway through 2026, and what a whirlwind it’s been. We've dived into critical discussions, travelled to global events, secured more than £2 million in funding, released new reports, and welcomed new members onboard. 👋🏼 See more of what we’ve been up to! https://ow.ly/qGge50Zt6Cv

“Is it enough to say that you’re a large Ocean state? How do you actually unlock the benefits of that to be more resilient?” 🌎 WATCH Commissioner Karen-Mae Hill of Antigua and Barbuda, speaking at ORRAA’s third Member Meeting in London last month:

Earlier this year, ORRAA introduced our new 2026-2028 Strategic Blueprint. ⚡ 🔎 We’ve already shown what’s possible - with $139.9M mobilised, 1.4 million ha protected and 500,000 climate vulnerable coastal people directly supported. Now we’re scaling up.

Seven years of impact – what have we learned? 🧐 We unpack this in our recently released brief ‘Lessons From the Field: From Local Innovation to Scaled Investment’, diving into the 12 key lessons we’ve learned 🌊 📚Read the full brief: https://ow.ly/C5Yu50Zt525

⏰ Time flies! It’s been a month today since ORRAA’s third Member Meeting! Our Member Meeting wasn’t just a day, it was the starting line of our Alliance’s journey to activate finance at scale for coastal and ocean resilience 🌊 📚 Learn more about our Alliance: https://ow.ly/3sOm50Zscri

Our new report, From Red Lines to Blue Lines: Redrawing How We Invest in a Regenerative Blue Economy, identifies six regenerative ocean economy sectors, representing “Blue Line” investment opportunities today, plus a blueprint for the future of finance tomorrow. 📚: https://ow.ly/9OQ250ZrQuo

🔔 TODAY, ORRAA and partners, in collaboration with Conservation International, have released the second edition of the High-Quality Blue Carbon Practitioners Guide, just days ahead of the International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystems 🌱 Download the guide ⬇️ https://ow.ly/2iIT50ZrgTj

The Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI) and Blue Economy & Finance Forum (BEFF) have just released impact reports, celebrating the achievements and outcomes of their seminal events in May. 🌊 🔗 Read the BEFF report here: https://ow.ly/FRmJ50ZoNYC 🔗 And the MBI report here: https://ow.ly/ogIs50ZoNYB

Catch up on the latest from ORRAA’s Members! 🗞️ ORRAA’s membership now includes almost 150 organisations, convening influential voices from private finance, insurance, government, multilaterals, academia and civil society. 🌍 🔗 Learn more: https://ow.ly/ViIT50ZoiAk

West Africa Blue is the latest of our partners to bring a product to market, implementing a 33,000 ha blue carbon project in Guinea with support from ORRAA and funding from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. 📚Learn more about our product pipeline: https://ow.ly/vjo050ZnHAv

ORRAA’s Coastal Risk Index (CRI) empowers policymakers, financial institutions and insurers to assess coastal risk and quantify the benefits of investing in nature as a solution. 🔗See how the CRI could help you make better decisions to drive coastal community prosperity: https://ow.ly/hP9750Zne9b

Why is backing local ocean leaders key to driving coastal community prosperity? 👇 At our 2026 Member Meeting, Nancy Iraba, Co-Founder and Technical Advisor at Action For Ocean (AFO), spoke on just that. Read the full story: https://ow.ly/8heb50ZmMIR

June was a big one for Team ORRAA. As temperatures soared in Europe and sea surface temperatures hit record-highs, we remained focused on our mission, investing in coastal communities and the Ocean. 🌊 What’s your biggest take away from the past month?

🚨 A heartfelt welcome to our newest members! 🌊💙 ORRAA’s Alliance continues to grow, now with nearly 150 members from the finance and insurance sectors, governments, multilateral institutions, philanthropies, academia and civil society. Learn more about our Alliance: https://ow.ly/Mfxm50Zm0cw

The Ocean is our greatest ally in the fight against climate change, yet it remains dangerously underrepresented. That’s why ORRAA is part of a wave of voices, calling on the COP31 Presidency to make ocean-climate solutions a core theme of this year's negotiations. https://ow.ly/eLgy50Zl0eq

Putting Action at the heart of our Alliance 💙 This was the theme of ORRAA’s third Member Meeting London Climate Action Week last month, beautifully captured by Iris Maertens! ZOOM IN for a glimpse into the conversation. 🔎 ✏️ Illustration credit: Iris Maertens

This week, Team ORRAA traded the boardroom for the shores of the The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center on Lake Como, bringing together a carefully selected group of global leaders from science, finance, policy, and digital innovation to focus on a shared challenge. 🌊

🎬 What does seven years of impact look like? Last week, at ORRAA’s Third Member Meeting, we announced our latest impact numbers, showcasing the results our Alliance has achieved so far. 🎥 WATCH to learn more! https://ow.ly/PaZH50ZjwML

Introducing our Q3 theme: Driving Coastal Community Prosperity ⛵️ Through our local partners, we're helping to strengthen resilient livelihoods, unlock sustainable economic opportunities, and build thriving coastal communities. 👀 Stay tuned as we share impact stories from across our portfolio.

London Climate Action Week sure did keep us busy, but it was great to see so many of ORRAA’s members and partners, as well as meeting new faces along the way. ORRAA participated in key events throughout the week, including our own member meeting! Learn more: https://ow.ly/esZg50Zi86m

A huge congratulations to ORRAA member Coast 4C, who this week announced the successful close of an oversubscribed seed funding round, securing $2.5 million to scale their operations! 👏 📚Read Coast 4C’s story: https://ow.ly/ZSPV50ZhtGi

And that’s a wrap on ORRAA’s 2026 Member Meeting, hosted at the heart of London Climate Action Week! A huge thank you to those who attended, to our incredible speakers, and to our wonderful host, ORRAA’s Global Lead Banking Partner, Deutsche Bank 🙌🏼 Read more: https://ow.ly/TnNH50ZgZgK

🚨 TODAY at ORRAA’s third Member Meeting, we launched a groundbreaking NEW report, providing clear guidance to financial institutions on how they can transition and align their investment portfolios with a regenerative and sustainable ocean 🌊 Read the report: https://ow.ly/3uBH50ZgbGY

It’s all things go at Deutsche Bank HQ in the City of London, where we’re hosting ORRAA’s third biennial Member Meeting bang in the middle of London Climate Action Week. 🥳 Stay tuned for some major announcements later today!

What a week! Team ORRAA has been busy in Mombasa, attending the 11th Our Ocean Conference 🌊 There was a focus throughout on how to ensure coastal communities are central to financing conversations. ORRAA’s Beachfront to Boardroom approach capably demonstrates how this connection can be achieved.

🚨 In our latest briefing, ORRAA identifies what is required from policymakers, financial institutions, philanthropies, investors, and intermediaries to move from local pilots to replicable and scalable investment in ocean and coastal resilience. 📑Read our new briefing: https://ow.ly/551k50Ze6eW

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: a fresh £2.2 million funding boost from the UK’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' Blue Planet Fund to the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance! 🔗Read the full story: https://ow.ly/XY9V50ZcBM6

From 20th-28th June, London Climate Action Week (LCAW) will harness the city's power to mobilise climate action on a global scale. 🌎 We’ll be there, participating in key events, reuniting with partners and meeting new faces along the way – including hosting our third member meeting!