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Floodplain Option Finance for Nature-Based Flood Protection

Private investors buy put options on floodplain properties, using premiums to build wetlands and purchase flood insurance, linking finance to climate resilience.

National-scale derivative markets; unrelated real estate speculation; public flood defence spending beyond pilot area.

Property-level option contracts; wetland construction; flood insurance; stakeholder coordination; hydrological-economic modelling.

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