

How Could We?
Climate-KIC
As the climate crisis impacts our daily lives more frequently and intensively, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Yet, around the world, people are building resilience, creating community, and fighting back. In this podcast, we ask: How did we let this happen? And how can we accelerate change?
We explore the climate crisis’s roots and channel our interviewees’ ideas. Through conversations that spark hope and curiosity, we hear from remarkable people who are putting transformative and innovative ideas into practice. We ask them: "How can we create a climate-resilient, just and beautiful world?"
We explore the climate crisis’s roots and channel our interviewees’ ideas. Through conversations that spark hope and curiosity, we hear from remarkable people who are putting transformative and innovative ideas into practice. We ask them: "How can we create a climate-resilient, just and beautiful world?"
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Oct 8, 2024 • 14min
S6E2 - How Could We? Support cities and regions to build climate resilience
In this special episode recorded at #ClimateWeekNYC, we sit down with Eleni Myrivili, the first Chief Heat Officer in Europe and a board member of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change. Myrivili shares her expertise on how cities and regions can better adapt to the climate crisis, especially extreme heat. She also explains the importance of Pathways2Resilience, a project led by Climate KIC to support 100 regions in Europe to build a path to climate resilience.Together, we explore how is heat impacting our systems, the challenges European cities and regions face in implementing climate adaptation plans, the importance ofmulti-level governance and the need for coordinated financing and capacity-building efforts. -- This episode was presented and produced by Anne-Sophie Garrigou.Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. Climate-KIC is opening its Community membership to individuals. If you’re interested to learn more, visit Climate HIVE.We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Oct 1, 2024 • 12min
S6E1 - How Could We? Unlock the missing trillions to drive climate action
In this special episode recorded during #ClimateWeekNYC, we sit down with Eva Gladek, CEO of Metabolic, one of the 15 organisations of the Systemic Climate Action Collaborative co-founded by Climate KIC. Eva talks about the climate finance gap, often called the "Missing Trillions." She explains that trillions of dollars are needed annually to support fundamental climate mitigation and adaptation efforts - like retrofitting buildings, decarbonising mobility systems, and regenerating land - yet only a small portion of the necessary funds are being mobilised. Together, we explore why this money isn’t flowing, where the bottlenecks lie, and what has been happening to prevent these essential investments from reaching their intended targets.--This episode was presented and produced by Anne-Sophie Garrigou.Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. Climate KIC is also opening its Community membership to individuals. If you’re interested to learn more, visit Climate HIVE.We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Sep 24, 2024 • 37min
S5E4 - How Could We? Encourage cities and industries to collaborate to accelerate decarbonisation
Welcome to the final episode of season 5 of How Could We?.This series explored cities' transformation and discussed why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change.This week, our guests are Diane Holdorf, Executive Vice President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Our CEO, Kirsten Dunlop, also returns as a guest for the second time this season. In this episode, we discuss how cities and industries should collaborate more effectively to reach climate neutrality more quickly, why co-investment between the private and public sector is key, and why it is important for cities to better signal their demand for the materials needed to accelerate decarbonisation.--This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Sep 17, 2024 • 38min
S5E3 - How Could We? Support cities in achieving climate neutrality
Welcome to season 5 of How Could We?.This series will be exploring cities' transformation and discussing why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change.Our guests for this episode are Sissel Knutsen Hegdal, mayor of Norwegian city Stavanger and Thomas Osdoba, EIT Climate-KIC Senior Cities Advisor and Director of the NetZeroCities Programme. In this episode, we discuss how Stavanger's actions to achieve net zero emissions provide concrete examples of municipal climate action, how the NetZeroCities Programme can serve as a model for ambitious cities worldwide and what are the best practices to foster collaboration between different levels of government and stakeholders in city climate governance. --This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Sep 10, 2024 • 25min
S5E2 - How Could We? Centre community engagement in cities' transformation
Welcome to season 5 of How Could We?.This series will be exploring cities' transformation and discussing why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change.Our guests for this episode are Marianne Lemberger, Programme Manager from EIT Food & Christophe Gadenne from Gardens4Good.Marianne's work at EIT Food focuses on creating a more sustainable, inclusive and healthier food system all around Europe. As Programme Manager, she is in charge of the work packages in the EIT Community 'Strategic Synergies' program, including Gardens4Good's project at the Annie Girardot nursing home in Paris.Christophe is the founder of Gardens4Good, an organisation which promotes non-profit food gardens for a healthier life and planet. In this episode, we discuss how Gardens4Good's nursing home project positively impacted its residents, why it is important to include diverse stakeholders in community engagement and how to design or redesign projects to ensure the inclusivity and empowerment of marginalized voices.--This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Sep 3, 2024 • 30min
S5E1 - How Could We? Rethink the role of cities in creating a climate-resilient future
Welcome back to season 5 of How Could We?, a podcast to explore cities' transformation and discuss why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change.In this series, host Anne-Sophie Garrigou delves into topics such as the importance of citizen engagement, how cities' dialogue with industry can enact change and the collaboration of cities with other actors - highlighting the crucial role of cities in demonstrating the way towards a climate-resilient, inclusive, and beautiful future for all. Our first guest this season is Climate KIC CEO Kirsten Dunlop, who joins us for a special episode. Kirsten has been CEO of Climate KIC since 2017 and passionately believes in the capacity to learn and evolve into a climate-resilient society. In this episode, we discuss why Climate KIC has chosen to work in - and with - cities, how cities embody the idea of systems transformation and what Climate KIC has learned from our work with cities that informs collaborations with regions, nations, industries and many other stakeholders.--This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Jul 30, 2024 • 39min
S4E3 - How Could We? Allocate transformative funding for conservation projects
Welcome to the final episode of season 4 of How Could We?.This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and Climate KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building.Our guest this week is Marion Iceduna from the Join for Water organisation in Uganda. In this episode, Marion shares the inspiring work she is doing to strengthen the capacity of women in knowledge development and conservation planning. With funding from the SILP experiment fund, her team was able to experiment with establishing WORIAs groups (for WOmen River Ambassadors) and identifying the conditions under which they can operate. This episode discusses the transformative power of deep collaboration and radical learning in development funding, outlines the challenges and benefits of creating a diverse and synergetic learning portfolio and the impact of receiving flexible and inclusive funding without stringent KPIs or timelines for project development and implementation.--This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou & Solla Zophoniasdottir and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Jul 23, 2024 • 41min
S4E2 - How Could We? Restore the balance between donors and grantees
Welcome back to season 4 of How Could We?.This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and Climate KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building. Our guests this week are Kanika Verma and Shrashtant Patara, from Development Alternatives, an organisation based in India that employs women e-rickshaw drivers in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Since its inception in 2018, the e-rickshaw project has developed a model for how low-carbon transportation can improve safety, empower women and reduce carbon emissions.This episode underscores the importance of rethinking traditional funding mechanisms to foster inclusive and adaptive development projects, highlights the significant impact that small, flexible grants can have in driving systemic change and discusses how funds like SILP can transform the power dynamics between donors and grantees.--This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou & Solla Zophoniasdottir and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Jul 16, 2024 • 34min
S4E1 - How Could We? Work with community grantmakers to reimagine funding practices
Welcome back to season 4 of How Could We?.As outlined in our teaser episode, hosts Anne-Sophie Garrigou and Solla Zophoniasdottir will be exploring the need to redefine development funding, delving into its transformative potential and highlighting its crucial role in achieving a climate-resilient, inclusive, and beautiful future for all.This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and Climate KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building. Our guest this week is Any Sulistyowati, a distinguished Donella Meadows Leadership Fellow and one of the Community Grantmakers for the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP).With Any, we discuss the shortcomings of traditional funding mechanisms, how internalised power dynamics hinder genuine local development and how we can collectively reimagine funding practices to support transformative change on the ground. --This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou & Solla Zophoniasdottir and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org

Jul 9, 2024 • 1min
S4 Teaser - How Could We? Redefine development funding
Welcome back to season 4 of How Could We?.In this series, we explore the need to redefine development funding. As outlined in this short teaser episode, hosts Anne-Sophie Garrigou and Solla Zophoniasdottir will be delving into the transformative potential of development funding, highlighting its crucial role in achieving a climate-resilient, inclusive, and beautiful future for all.This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency(Sida) and Climate KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building. This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou & Solla Zophoniasdottir and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org


