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Climate Resilience · Nature Finance

Turning climate adaptation into funder-ready strategy.

I'm Lydia Dai — a climate resilience and nature finance advisor working with public institutions, NGOs, foundations, and climate coalitions on the research, strategy, and material that moves decisions forward.

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Based in Switzerland·EN · DE · 中文 · ES · FR·MSc ETH Zürich
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What I help with

Climate work often starts with a hard problem.

  • 01A city needs to prepare for heat and flooding.
  • 02An NGO needs to explain why a nature-based solution deserves funding.
  • 03A coalition needs a strategy paper before a climate conference.
  • 04A public institution needs clear analysis before a policy decision.
  • 05A funder needs to understand the real value of a resilience project.

I help turn that complexity into clear documents, practical next steps, and material that can be used in real rooms — with funders, partners, governments, and decision-makers.

Services

Five ways I work with climate teams.

01

Climate adaptation strategy

For teams working on climate risk, resilience, adaptation plans, food systems, water, heat, flooding, and nature-based solutions.

  • Adaptation strategy papers
  • Policy briefs
  • Country and sector research
  • Climate risk summaries
  • National Adaptation Plan analysis
  • Resilience programme support
02

Funder-ready research & reports

For organisations that need to explain their work clearly to funders, partners, boards, or public institutions.

  • Funder briefs
  • Donor-facing reports
  • Concept notes
  • Strategy memos
  • Background research
  • Executive summaries
  • Proposal support
03

Nature finance & biodiversity

For projects that connect nature, climate, finance, and business.

  • Nature finance research
  • Biodiversity finance briefs
  • Nature-based solution analysis
  • Business and biodiversity research
  • Ecosystem and climate resilience mapping
  • Corporate biodiversity material
04

Stakeholder engagement

For climate teams working across government, NGOs, research, finance, youth groups, and international organisations.

  • Workshop design
  • Roundtable preparation
  • Stakeholder mapping
  • Speaker briefing notes
  • Event concept notes
  • Post-event reports
  • Coalition support
05

Policy & negotiation support

For public sector teams, delegations, and climate organisations that need clear analysis around climate adaptation and finance.

  • Negotiation briefs
  • Talking points
  • Policy analysis
  • Agenda tracking
  • Position summaries
  • Climate finance research
  • Adaptation policy support
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About Lydia

I understand both the technical side and the room where decisions are made.

Lydia Dai is a Swiss-based climate resilience and nature finance advisor. She works across UN climate processes, government delegations, global NGOs, multilateral institutions, and public–private climate initiatives.

Her experience spans climate adaptation, climate finance, nature finance, resilience impact, biodiversity, National Adaptation Plans, and stakeholder work around major climate conferences — with roots across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and global climate spaces.

She brings structure, clear writing, and a practical sense for what decision-makers need before they can act.

Education

  • MSc Environmental Sciences & Policy — ETH Zürich
  • BASc Health & Environment — UCL
  • Summer Research Fellow — University of Tokyo

Certifications

  • Biodiversity Finance (BIOFIN)
  • Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital — SDA Bocconi

Selected institutions & experience

Work shaped by global climate governance.

Asian Development Bank
UN Climate Change (UNFCCC)
High-Level Climate Champions
IPBES
COP processes
Children & Youth Major Group to UNEP
ETH Zürich
UCL
University of Tokyo

Languages

Working across five languages.

  • English
    Full professional
  • German
    Native / bilingual
  • Chinese
    Native / bilingual
  • Spanish
    Professional working
  • French
    Professional working

Typical projects

What a project with Lydia looks like.

  1. 01A funder brief for a nature-based adaptation programme.
  2. 02A strategy paper for a climate resilience initiative.
  3. 03A policy brief on adaptation finance.
  4. 04A stakeholder map for a public-private climate coalition.
  5. 05A concept note for a donor or foundation.
  6. 06A synthesis report after a workshop or climate event.
  7. 07A research memo on biodiversity, finance, or climate risk.
  8. 08Talking points for climate negotiations or public meetings.

Who I work with

Organisations that need clear thinking and strong written material.

  • Public institutions
  • NGOs
  • Foundations
  • Climate coalitions
  • Research groups
  • Development organisations
  • Public–private initiatives
  • Teams preparing for climate conferences
  • Teams seeking funding for climate or nature work

Work with Lydia

Strong climate work needs clear strategy, credible research, and material that decision-makers can use.

For project inquiries, collaborations, or advisory support — get in touch.

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