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The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average. Permafrost that took thousands of years to form is thawing in decades. Rivers are shifting course. Coastlines are collapsing into the sea. Ice that once protected shorelines, stabilized ground, and defined the rhythm of entire ecosystems is disappearing on a timeline that has shocked even the scientists who predicted it. The Arctic is not a distant early warning system — it is an active, accelerating cris

From the outside, it all looks like water. And that is precisely where the confusion begins. When Mazarine Climate tells people we invest in hydroclimatic risk, the most common response is a nod of recognition followed by a question about utilities, infrastructure, or water treatment technology. It is an understandable reflex. The word water carries a gravitational pull toward a well-established industry with well-established players. But hydroclimatic risk is not a subset of

The Five Scientific Realms That Define Our Investment Universe Most climate funds are built by investors who learned to speak science. Mazarine Climate was built by people who already do. That distinction matters — because hydroclimatic risk is not a theme you can track from a Bloomberg terminal. It is a physical phenomenon, operating across five distinct scientific realms, each with its own dynamics, its own data, and its own set of consequences for the industries and assets

Mazarine recently participated in 2 events in the UK, both aligned with our growing portfolio of companies bringing to market technologies that help their customers address risks facing coastal infrastructure. A Changing Hydrological Reality at the Water's Edge Climate change is fundamentally disrupting the hydrological systems that govern coastal stability. Rising seas, intensifying storm surges, accelerating erosion, and saltwater intrusion into freshwater systems are no lo

The shift underway is clear: leading financial institutions are increasingly prioritizing climate adaptation — not just mitigation — as a strategic pillar.

Atmospheric river events substantially elevate landslide risk, which is a leading cause of damage to linear assets such as roads, railways, and pipelines. These intense, prolonged storms saturate soils, increasing slope instability and the likelihood of catastrophic failures along critical infrastructure corridors. Roads, railroads, and pipelines sit at the backbone of modern economies, quietly moving people, goods, energy, and water itself. Yet over the coming decade, these

Where and how could the most investable opportunities in 'hydroclimatic' lie outside of the 'water industry'? 1. Linear Assets: Roads, Rail, and Pipelines — Hydroclimatic Risk Everywhere Mazarine portfolio companies in this realm: TDRI Linear infrastructure — highways, rail lines, and pipelines — stretches across hundreds or thousands of miles , traversing floodplains, river crossings, coastal zones, and drought-prone regions. Hydroclimatic risk is not just a component of m

As a specialist VC with a very targeted investment thesis on the Adaptation 'side' of Climate, we have to be where the action is. We are planning to be at many, if not all, of these summits, conferences, and expos. Linear Assets Every mile faces a different hydroclimatic risk in our new climate reality January 19–22, 2026 — Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Management Conference (PPIM), Houston, TX. PPIM is one of the most important U.S. conferences for long-distance pipeline o

Our third investment is in AquaMetrics , a company solving a fundamental but often overlooked challenge in water resource management: accurate, continuous freshwater and marine level monitoring . The AquaMetrics sensor is a rugged, radar-based sensor system that delivers high-frequency real-time water-level data — up to 96 measurements per day — enabling managers to detect sudden rises or drops in water levels and respond proactively. What makes their sensor unique? Traditi

John Robinson, London-based Partner, provides a high-level overview of Mazarine Climate

Our fund’s second investment went to Bluesonde, a U.S.-based buoy-technology company bringing to market what we believe could become a foundational tool of global water-risk intelligence : a scalable, real-time water-quality monitoring buoy network that operates seamlessly across oceans, freshwater systems, ports, and aquaculture, delivering continuous, high-resolution data where it has historically been sparse, delayed, or cost-prohibitive to obtain. Founder & CEO Andrew Tho

In our view, Climate Adaptation Technology (CAT) can be organized in 3 distinct 'layers', which are, of course, connected. Each 'phase' plays a critical role in reducing risk and building resilience, but they differ meaningfully in scalability, defensibility, and attractiveness from a venture investment standpoint. Layer A: Visibility, Resilience, and Repair & Recovery Intelligence If resilience is the objective, visibility is the prerequisite. After a flood, wildfire, landsl

Beyond Seawalls: The role of technology in supporting Ports, Harbors, and Marinas (PHMs) adapt to risk in our new climate reality

The Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance’s report ( here ) delivers a clear-eyed and compelling assessment of the private sector’s...

Our new Climate Adaptation fund announces first investment Building a portfolio of early-stage companies with innovations that help...

Our fund’s inaugural investment went to TDRI , a New Zealand–based innovator transforming road maintenance and construction with real-time, non-invasive moisture detection . Their advanced trailer-mounted system, built on Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR), scans entire pavement networks at up to 20 readings per second—delivering planar and linear moisture maps, portal access, and data export that feed into existing asset management workflows. What is Time Domain Reflectometry (

When people think of “natural disasters,” images of hurricanes, wildfires, or earthquakes often come to mind. Yet the most common and consistently destructive natural disaster is less dramatic in imagery but far more widespread: water. Floods and droughts account for more loss of life, more displacement, and more economic damage than any other hazard. Add in water quality challenges like algal blooms, salinity, and contamination, and it becomes clear why water is the centra

Over the past decade, venture capital interest in traditional water sectors—drinking water systems and wastewater utilities—has...

Mazarine Climate's investment thesis around climate adaptation is clear: hydroclimatic risk is one of the most urgent and investable challenges of our time. Rising sea levels, intensifying floods, worsening droughts, and water quality degradation are reshaping economies, communities, and industries worldwide. To address this, we’ve built our strategy on the Industry 4.0 toolbox — the suite of technologies transforming how data, machines, and people interact — applied through

The Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (FIRE) sector sits at the intersection of climate risk and capital allocation. While it overlaps with other critical infrastructure categories—such as Linear Assets (roads, rail, pipelines), Coastal Infrastructure (ports, harbors, marinas), and Power Generation (thermoelectric, hydro)—it warrants its own category because of its outsized influence. FIRE isn’t just exposed to hydroclimatic risk—it prices it, insures it, and funds the