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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Introducing the newest member of ORRAA's Steering Council! Lucía Zarama, Policy Advocacy Coordinator at Fundación MarViva, joins us as a youth representative, bringing valuable perspectives from Colombia. ☀️ Please join us in giving her a warm ORRAA welcome!

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We'll be in Amsterdam at the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) annual in person meeting, where ORRAA's Executive Director, Karen Sack, will be joining a debate on Wednesday 14 October. Register now: ow.ly/ScON50ZUm2B #BlueEconomy #SustainableFinance #BlueFinance #PRIinPerson

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

ORRAA's Executive Director Karen Sack has touched down for the @oceanxorg.bsky.social Summit. When we were last here in May for the 6th Philanthropy Asia Summit, Karen sat down with host Rob Sachs to record 'Asian Innovation for Global Good'. Listen to the podcast here: ow.ly/r3NT50ZUlYi

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On Thursday, ORRAA's Director of Global Outreach and Engagement, Ariane Steins-Meier, will be speaking at the 13th OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment. Register online here: ow.ly/ckI550ZUlJR #SustainableDevelopment #SDG14 #OECDgfi

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This past month we’ve been stretching our tentacles far and wide! 🐙 From Singapore to Trabzon, Sydney to New York, we've been catching up with old friends and forging new relationships along the way. Keep an eye on this space – more to come 👀

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And just like that, we're into Q4. New York Climate Week highlighted one clear emerging theme: Finance. For ORRAA, that means convening action for ocean investment. 🌊 We already know what works. Now is the time to double down and scale up proven solutions.

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On 8th October, ORRAA's Executive Director Karen Sack will be at the Ocean X Summit in Singapore. 'Designing Ocean Innovation Systems', will focus on the transition from pilot projects to institutional scale, and creating lasting systems for a regenerative and sustainable blue economy. 🌊

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🎉 150 Members strong! 🎉 Our Alliance has just hit a big milestone. 150 organisations working together to invest in coastal communities and the Ocean. 🌊 Learn more about our Alliance: ow.ly/QETW50ZSe3b

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This week,, ORRAA’s Executive Director, Karen Sack, joined the Nature4Climate Nature Hub at New York Climate Week to talk about our new collaboration and the opportunity to bring the importance of Ocean health to new audiences worldwide. 🌊⚽️ This is just the beginning. Let’s kick-off! 🚀

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Dive into the latest edition of the ORRAA News, where we bring you the latest news from across our Alliance, including a groundbreaking new collaboration, key events coming up in Q4 2026, and more. 📣 Read the full newsletter: ow.ly/98UI50ZQT7p

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

LAUNCHING DEEP BLUE: a new outcomes payment facility designed by Levoca, ORRAA and Rare to unlock larger, longer-term pools of capital for community-led ocean conservation. Learn more here: ow.ly/jAQN50ZQAKV #BuildersVision #NYCW #DeepBlue

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our recent report includes a scientific synthesis by the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Future Earth and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, examining Planetary Boundaries and the central role of the Ocean. Read: ow.ly/3JXb50ZPE4T #BackBlue #PlanetaryBoundaries #OceanScience

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From Red Lines to Blue Lines - ORRAA

The 'From Red Lines to Blue Lines' report provides clear guidance on investing for a regenerative and sustainable ocean.

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We’re incredibly excited to announce a NEW collaboration between Liverpool Football Club and ORRAA, highlighting the importance of a healthy, regenerating and sustainable Ocean and raise awareness of the challenges facing coastal communities.

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Climate will be front of mind next week, as ORRAA's Director of Blue Finance Innovation, Melissa Walsh, and Ghazal Zazai, will be attending the UN Climate Change Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) in Sydney, Australia. Will we see you there? #OceanFinance #BlueFinance #COP31

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"From Red Lines to Blue Lines: Redrawing How We Invest in a Regenerative Blue Economy", published in collaboration with World Economic Forum ACT Ocean and UNEP FI, is below. Read the report here: ow.ly/FfFm50ZOlLO #BackBlue #BlueEconomy #BlueInfrastructure #SustainableShipping

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

New York Climate Week is right around the corner! 🏙️ ORRAA’s Executive Director Karen Sack will be there on the ground, meeting and engaging with many of our members and partners, and forging new connections along the way. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 #NewYorkClimateWeek2026 #NYCW2026

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A huge thank you to Aileen Lee at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for spotlighting ORRAA's work in her insightful piece for the World Economic Forum exploring philanthropy as catalytic capital for climate and nature solutions. 🌎 Read the piece: ow.ly/a2PO50ZNmPY

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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. 🔗🌏 Learn more: ow.ly/tJEp50ZKhgL

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

August may be a quieter month, but we've been keeping busy! Now, we look ahead to another busy period, taking us from At One Impact Week in Singapore, to New York Climate Week later this month and through to COP 31 in November. Follow along as it unfolds! 👀

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

See you next week, Singapore! ✈️ From 8th-12th September, ORRAA's Director of Blue Finance and Innovation, Melissa Walsh, will be attending At One Impact Week, hosted by TPC (Tsao Pao Chee) and the NO.17 Foundation. 📆 We hope to see you there!

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our recent report From Red Lines to Blue Lines: Redrawing How We Invest in a Regenerative Blue Economy identifies Ocean Conservation as one of six investment opportunities - sectors where ocean health and investment returns align. 🪸 Read the report to learn more: ow.ly/ylt250ZHA0h

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Now comprising almost 150 organisations, our Alliance members are working tirelessly to drive coastal community prosperity in climate-vulnerable regions. 🌍 Learn more about their latest highlights! ow.ly/XHpC50ZGpLC

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ocean technology is a fast-emerging sector, spanning data, robotics, materials, and circular economy solutions for the Ocean. 🔬 We look at this fast-scaling, yet early-stage market in our recent report, available here: oceanriskalliance.org/resource/from…

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A warm welcome to our newest Full Member, sustainable finance consultancy Mineral Springs, and our newest Observer Member, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)! 🎉 Learn more about our Alliance: ow.ly/c46u50ZFwWB

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

ORRAA on location at the beachfront! 😎 Yesterday, ORRAA's Senior Director, Chip Cunliffe, had the pleasure of visiting with the MAR Fund - Mesoamerican Reef Fund in Belize. 🐟 📚 Read more: ow.ly/GKYs50ZFcnM

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

“Nature is the biggest ally that we have as a risk hedge to invest in. It makes short- and long-term business sense.” ORRAA’s Executive Director, Karen Sack’s, words featured in Roland Berger's Think:Act piece on Nature-based Solutions (NbS). 💡 📖 Read the full piece: ow.ly/eVZM50ZAqka

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🔊 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: ow.ly/Xs2o50ZyQjV

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

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: ow.ly/KBMq50ZvN1Y

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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! ow.ly/qGge50Zt6Cv

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

“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:

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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.

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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: ow.ly/C5Yu50Zt525

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

⏰ 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: ow.ly/3sOm50Zscri

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

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. 📚: ow.ly/9OQ250ZrQuo

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🔔 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 ⬇️ ow.ly/2iIT50ZrgTj

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

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: ow.ly/FRmJ50ZoNYC 🔗 And the MBI report here: ow.ly/ogIs50ZoNYB

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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: ow.ly/ViIT50ZoiAk

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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: ow.ly/vjo050ZnHAv

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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: ow.ly/8heb50ZmMIR

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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?

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🚨 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: ow.ly/Mfxm50Zm0cw

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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. ow.ly/eLgy50Zl0eq

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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. 🌊

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🎬 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! ow.ly/PaZH50ZjwML

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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.

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🚨️ The latest ORRAA News has dropped - and it's packed with updates from across the Alliance. Q2 sure has been BUSY 🐝Read the full newsletter here! mailchi.mp/oceanriskalliance.org/th…

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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: ow.ly/esZg50Zi86m

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Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) @orraanews.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

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: ow.ly/ZSPV50ZhtGi

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