The Ocean Opportunity Lab

What if the real failure in climate adaptation isn’t lack of knowledge — but lack of trust in the people living the reality?

In the newest episode of the Wavemakers Podcast by TOOL, diving in with , CEO & Founder of

Laura is building climate resilience where it matters most: in coastal communities across the Caribbean, Central America, and Colombia.

She is not just talking about adaptation as strategy.
She is living it.
Rebuilding it.
Questioning it.
Humanising it.

From participatory mapping and local knowledge, to the painful truth that too many adaptation projects end as reports instead of real change—Laura brings both brilliance and honesty to the table.

“The plan is just a document, but really it is the process that matters the most.”

This episode is about more than climate resilience.
It is about community dignity.
It is about restoring agency.
It is about building systems that do not just study vulnerable communities—but trust them, invest in them, and let them lead.

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Laura also highlights Richenda Connell, co-founder & CTO of Acclimatise Group Ltd—a woman whose technical depth and presence helped shape Laura’s own leadership journey.

✨ What you’ll learn in this episode:
How climate resilience becomes real when communities move from being studied to being trusted, funded, and empowered.

This is exactly why the Wavemakers Podcast by TOOL, hosted by Sol Medina Kalvøy, matters.
We’re diving around the world with incredible female founders turning purpose into action across ocean and new energy.

And we need more of them visible.

🌊 We’re building toward 10,000 Female Founders by 2030
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Join the platform. Register. Interact. See and be seen.
Let’s lift each other up in a truly amazing community.

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