1. Home
  2. Professional Development
  3. Course Listing
  4. nature-based-solutions-for-climate-resilience

NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE

SIM X SIM ACAD

Course overview

NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Categories

Leadership & Governance

degree award
Provider

SIM ACAD

academic level
Course type

Instructor-Led

projected fees
Course fee

(including GST)

Member Total Fee : $926.50
Non-Member Total Fee : $926.50

funding subsidy
Funding/Subsidy

N.A

Submit an enquiry

Download Programmes Directory

NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE

How to register?
Submit an enquiry
Download Programmes Directory

Course Overview

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are increasingly recognised as a credible mechanism for addressing physical climate risks — from coastal flooding and urban heat stress to watershed degradation and biodiversity loss. For financial institutions and the organisations they finance, NbS is no longer a peripheral concept. It sits at the intersection of natural capital risk management, climate adaptation strategy, and an evolving disclosure landscape anchored by frameworks such as the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.


Yet most practitioners in the financial sector — and in the corporate and infrastructure sectors that interact with it — lack the applied capability to evaluate NbS rigorously. They can recognise the terminology but cannot assess project credibility, map biodiversity-related risk exposures, apply natural capital metrics, or integrate NbS considerations into financing and investment decisions.


This one-day programme addresses that gap directly. Designed for mid-career professionals operating at or across the financial sector, the course moves participants from foundational natural capital concepts through to applied analysis — equipping them to evaluate NbS approaches, assess nature-related risk at the portfolio and organisational level, and connect natural capital considerations to financing, lending, and disclosure obligations.


The programme is relevant to professionals in banking, asset management, insurance, and sustainable finance advisory, as well as corporate ESG and sustainability practitioners whose work intersects with capital markets, green finance, or climate risk reporting.


Course benefits

By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:

• Analyse the relationship between natural capital, biodiversity, and ecosystem services, and explain their economic and financial significance to organisations and investment portfolios.

• Assess an organisation's or portfolio's exposure to biodiversity-related and nature-related risks using the TNFD LEAP framework and relevant risk typologies.

• Differentiate between types of NbS interventions and apply established criteria to evaluate their additionality, co-benefits, and credibility for climate resilience applications.

• Apply natural capital accounting metrics and indicators to support nature-related financial disclosures and reporting obligations.

• Identify opportunities to integrate NbS and natural capital considerations into financing, credit assessment, and investment decision-making.


Course outline

Purpose: To equip financial sector and sustainability professionals with the analytical capability to assess nature-related risks, evaluate nature-based solutions, and integrate natural capital considerations into financing, investment, and disclosure decisions.

1. Natural Capital, Biodiversity and the Climate Resilience Imperative

• Natural capital defined: ecosystems, biodiversity, and ecosystem services as economic and financial assets

• The financial sector's dependencies and impacts on nature

• Why climate resilience and natural capital are inseparable: physical risk, adaptation, and the role of NbS

• Global policy and regulatory context: Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, TNFD, Science Based Targets for Nature (SBTN), and Singapore's regulatory direction

2. Assessing Nature-related and Biodiversity-related Risk

• Typology of nature-related risks: physical, transition, and systemic

• Key sources of biodiversity-related risk and the industries and asset classes most exposed

• The TNFD LEAP framework

• Case application: mapping nature-related risk exposure at organisational and portfolio level

3. Nature-based Solutions — Evaluation and Application

• NbS typology: the IUCN framework, co-benefits, and the distinction between mitigation and adaptation applications

• Mitigation hierarchy: where NbS sits relative to avoidance, reduction, and restoration

• Biodiversity credits: market development, quality standards, integrity risks, and role in NbS financing

• Case application: evaluating NbS proposals in lending, project finance, and insurance underwriting contexts

4. Natural Capital Metrics, Disclosure and Decision Integration

• Natural capital accounting frameworks: SEEA, TNFD disclosure metrics, and indicators linking natural capital to financial and economic value

• Integrating natural capital data into credit assessment, portfolio construction, and stewardship

• Connecting NbS to financing structures: green bonds, sustainability-linked instruments, blended finance

• Synthesis exercise: applying the day's analytical tools to a practitioner-facing NbS scenario

Outcomes: Participants leave able to apply TNFD-aligned frameworks and natural capital metrics to real-world financing and risk management contexts, reducing their organisation's exposure to biodiversity-related financial risk.


Duration

1 day

Who should attend?

Level 3 - New Managers
Level 4 - Managers
Level 5 - Senior Managers & Directors

Programme leader

Tay Bee Lay is a sustainability leader and management consultant with over 30 years of experience advising organisations across the finance, energy, waste, and industrial sectors in Asia. As Impact Partner at Terrama, she leads sustainability consultancy and capacity-building initiatives, including strategic direction, curriculum design, and industry partnerships. Her work includes developing carbon credit projects—particularly in nature-based solutions and renewable energy—aligned withinternational frameworks such as the Paris Agreement, Article 6, and CORSIA.


In addition to her role at Terrama, Bee Lay serves as Chief Sustainability Officer of SDAX, leading the sustainability strategy—including the Green Taxonomy, ESG framework, and listing rules—aligned with the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy. Bee Lay also plays a key role in advancing national sustainability standards in Singapore. She serves as Convenor of the Working Group on GHG Emissions and Product Life Cycle and as a Technical Committee member for Environmental Management and Sustainable Finance under the Singapore Standards Council, Enterprise Singapore.


Ng Chee Heong brings over two decades of international experience across audit, risk management, compliance, and financial crime assurance in leading global institutions including Standard Chartered, DBS, Credit Suisse, and JP Morgan. His career has spanned roles in external audit, product control, operational risk, and enterprise risk, giving him a holistic view of governance, risk, and control across complex organizations. 


At Terrama, Chee Heong focuses on ESG and climate-related risks and opportunities impact on financial performance, driven by a passion for impact and backed by certifications from CFA Institute, GARP, and NTU in sustainable investing, climate risk, and sustainable finance. Chee Heong has contributed to sustainable finance initiatives with Standard Chartered, conducting ESG due diligence on fund houses and data providers. Known for his critical thinking, stakeholder engagement, and ability to deliver enterprise-wide frameworks, he blends deep financial expertise with sustainability insight to support organisations in building resilient, future-ready strategies.

Course fee

Programme Executive In Charge : Patricia Lee

Telephone number : 62489447

Email : patricialee@sim.edu.sg


Non-members are welcome to sign up for SIM membership to enjoy the discounted rate.

To register for the programmes now, select the preferred programme run-dates below through the register icon.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. By using the site, you agree to our Privacy Policy.