The RISE Rural and Urban Coastal Community Resilience Challenges drew more than 80 submissions from across the globe. Learn more about the companies creating innovative climate adaptation solutions that were selected to move on to the next phase of the competition.
Rural Challenge Finalists

AET Tech LLC
Creating new systems to treat & recover resources from onsite wastewater
Biogenic Solutions Consulting, LLC
Environmental restoration, mitigation, & biogenic shoreline reef management

Home Mechanix
Creating innovative tools that unite theory & practical applications in economical ways that work
Natrx
Integrated habitat management solutions for linear infrastructure
Sculptorhouse
Reimagining the way we create housing
Triangle Environmental
Advancing environmental health by accelerating the design, development and scaling of WASH technologies globally
Water Warriors
Absorbing nutrient pollution from water and returning it as fertilizer.
Urban Challenge Finalists
Criticality Sciences
Cascade risk + resilience metrics + mitigation for infrastructure customers
Fernleaf
Using data to empower communities and companies to make the right investments for effective resilience and adaptation
Frontline Gig
Bringing the power of gig work to the public sector
InfraSGA
Developing and deploying green stormwater infrastructure solutions
Independence Hydrogen
Providing turnkey hydrogen gas services for fuel cell applications
Natrx
Integrated habitat management solutions for linear infrastructure