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Climate change is giving the coasts one hell of a beating.
Rising oceans and worsening seaborne tempests are chipping away at our shorelines, degrading coastal ecosystems, and putting trillions of dollars of property, infrastructure, and water-based commerce at risk.
The fast-changing vulnerability of coastal economies is a nightmare for insurers in particular, which are wrestling with how to model flood and erosion risks given the climate-induced tumult.
Ocean Ledger is here to help. In this episode of Climate Proofers, Paige Roepers — CEO and Co-Founder of the geospatial analytics start-up — joins to explain how cutting-edge remote sensor tech and satellites, together with data-crunching models, are transforming our understanding of coastal risk, and unlocking new pathways for climate adaptation finance and insurance.
We plunge into Paige’s eclectic personal story, from her early passion for marine biology (including an early career stint as a research diver in Indonesia) to her years in investment banking at Barclays. This unusual blend of field science and finance sparked the insight that led her to found Ocean Ledger.
We then get into the weeds of Ocean Ledger’s applications for insurance and finance — and the potential for geospatial analytics to advance nature-based solutions and unleash financial innovation.
Listen below, download from the Podcasts page on Climate Proof, or tune in via Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
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We talk about:
👉 How Paige’s background in marine biology, field research, and investment banking led to the creation of Ocean Ledger
👉 How Ocean Ledger uses proprietary models and decades-worth of global satellite and reference data to map shoreline morphology, seabed changes, and ecosystem degradation at global scale
👉 How Ocean Ledger has been used for conservation and ecosystem monitoring projects in Mallorca and Kenya
👉 The company’s potential enhancing catastrophe risk calculations used by insurers and coastal asset owners
👉 How Ocean Ledger could support innovative financing structures and adaptations that bolster coastal resilience
Thanks for listening!
Louie Woodall
Editor
