Abstract

Welcome to Resilience, the podcast that brings you inspiring stories from people all over the world who are adapting to climate change in practical, creative and innovative ways. We’ve all heard the doom and gloom, but this podcast is about looking forward as we explore the best solutions and cutting-edge technologies for building resilience to climate change.

In Resilience, we discuss the green engineering feat of creating sponge cities that absorb floods and stay cool during heatwaves; how to transform our food system to become climate resilient; architectural solutions like floating cities; the use of mass reforestation to hold back the deserts, and much more!

Over six episodes we’ll talk to the leading adaptation experts and people in countries like El Salvador, The Gambia, the Philippines, Kiribati and the Seychelles about how they are building resilience. Join us on this journey as we adapt to climate change one conversation at a time:

• Episode 1: Saving Lives
• Episode 2: Protecting Coasts & Small Islands
• Episode 3: Crisis & the Green Recovery
• Episode 4: When Cities Adapt
• Episode 5: The Race for Climate-proof Food
• Episode 6: Nature-based Solutions

Affiliated Organizations

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

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