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Where and how could the most investable opportunities in 'water' lie outside of the 'water industry'? 1. Linear Assets: Roads, Rail, and Pipelines — Water 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. Water risk is not just a component of maintenance; for many line

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

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...

When people think of “natural disasters,” images of hurricanes, wildfires, or earthquakes often come to mind. Yet the most common and...

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: climate-change-induced water risk is one of the most urgent and...

The Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (FIRE) sector sits at the intersection of climate risk and capital allocation. While it overlaps...

Power generation is one of the most water-dependent sectors in the global economy—and one of the most exposed to climate-driven water...

From ports and harbors to marinas, seawalls, and natural buffers like mangroves, coastal infrastructure underpins global trade, tourism,...

Linear assets—roads, railways, and pipelines—are the connective tissue of economies. They span continents, knit together supply chains,...