Cities around the world are on the frontlines of climate disaster. In Lisbon, Portugal, unprecedented flooding has required the construction of significant climate resilience projects like the city's drainage master plan. In the global south, cities like Ahmedabad, India are getting hotter and hotter…and the women who live in this region are disproportionately impacted physically and financially by heat wave events. But as we can see through the shining examples of both these urban centres, by combining mitigation and adaptation actions - like innovative parametric heat insurance projects, and equitable public transportation initiatives - with community informed policies, we can build resilient cities that will be able to withstand the increasing impacts of climate change.
Featured guests:
Carlos Moedas, Mayor of Lisbon
Kathy Baughman McLeod , CEO, Climate Resilience for All
Links:
10 of the Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities in the World - How Stuff Works
Horizon Europe - European Commission
The US brain drain has begun - Politico
Lisbon approved free public transport for young and elderly residents - Mayors of Europe
Lisbon Mayor Wants Companies to Help Fix City’s Housing Shortage - Bloomberg
Lisbon aims to be carbon neutral by 2030 with EU support - LPP
Heat and gender: Enhancing her resilience to rising temperatures - World Bank
World-First Financial Product Combining Insurance and Cash Payments for Extreme Heat is a Lifeline for 50,000 Informal Women Workers in India - Climate Resilience for All
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
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