Climate LinkUP Spotlight

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Climate LinkUP

14 episodes

3 months ago

In this episode, we delve into one of the key themes of the upcoming QUIN Institute inaugural conference, 'Shaping a Sustainable Future'. Professor Rick Stafford from Bournemouth University, Co-facilitator of the Climate LinkUP and QUIN Institute Expert Panel, joins Marcus March-Jensen, Climate LinkUP Global Ambassador, for a focused conversation on adapting to a changing climate through nature-based solutions (NbS). They explore marine NbS and their role in carbon sequestration, hybrid appro...

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Climate LinkUP Spotlight

Resilient Seas: Adapting to a Changing Climate

11 months ago

17 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

Collaboration at the nexus of climate, conservation and community

In this episode, Sachiko Graber reflects on her work supporting a more sustainable relationship between communities and landscapes in North America. Sachi, from The Nature Conservancy, joins RMI’s Zach Clayton, co-host of Climate LinkUP’s upcoming webinar on 4 April: 'Nature Positive Solutions for Climate Resilience', to explore whether there’s enough space for people, ecosystems, and renewable energy in rural areas, and the many benefits we achieve when communities do succeed in this ...

2 years ago

30 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

'The Future of Green Energy' webinar: Meet the hosts

Meet the hosts of our upcoming global Climate LinkUP event: 'The Future of Green Energy' on Tuesday 24 January. Climate LinkUP with partners invites you to the upcoming webinar hosted by two of our UK Energy Ambassadors: Courtney Quinn and Kieran Heeley, showcasing early career researchers from across the globe working in the green energy arena. This webinar will showcase cutting edge global research from both industry and academia, as the two pathways join to tackle the biggest challe...

2 years ago

6 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

Leveraging climate finance to accelerate climate change adaptation in Africa

Winnie Chepkemoi is an international development expert with experience in policy practice, social research, and multi-country programs. She has expertise in project development, implementation and stakeholder management. Her vast experience cuts across private and donor supported organizations. Currently, she serves as Climate Change Finance and Readiness Expert at the Green Growth and Climate Change Division of the African Development Bank. In this capacity, she provides policy, capac...

3 years ago

15 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

Climate-resilient agriculture is the pathway to enhancing food security in Africa

Stephen Mwongela Moses is the Founder & CEO at Plusfarm Kenya Ltd, an agritech startup based in Kenya. At Plusfarm Kenya, Stephen helps advance access to technologies to smallholder farmers as well as build resilience and inclusion in agricultural value chains. Some of the current projects include managing commercial farms and training thousands of farmers in Kenya on sustainable agriculture. Stephen Moses with Team have developed Plusfarm Agribusiness Management System (PAMS) – a knowled...

3 years ago

24 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

How climate change policies shape adaptation and mitigation efforts across Africa

Dr Patrick Byakagaba is a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Management, School of Forestry, Makerere University. He has been a visiting scholar at Brown University, Providence, USA and Texas A&M University, College Station, USA, and is a visiting Lecturer at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania where he teaches on a regional Forest Science PhD Program. Dr Byakagaba has served on policy working groups as an academic, that prepared ...

3 years ago

24 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

Net Zero: Hong Kong Paris Watch

In this episode we talk to Kevin Li, a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, who leads policy research for the Paris Watch Project at the NGO, CarbonCare InnoLab in Hong Kong. The project tracks the annual performance of Hong Kong and other major Asian cities against the cities' climate pledges and Paris agreement goals. Kevin shares his insight into the Paris Watch Project and net zero.

3 years ago

23 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

Communicating the challenges of climate change

Professor Adam Hart, a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, is an award-winning scientist who was given the title of Science Communicator of the Year in 2010 by the Royal Society of Biology. Adam Hart is a Professor of Science Communication at the University of Gloucestershire, and a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. An author and frequent broadcaster, Professor Hart has presented documentaries for the BBC Radio 4 and World Service and is a frequent commentator on science and enviro...

3 years ago

19 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

Adapting to climate change in the Pacific region

Espen Ronneberg, a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, is one of the speakers for the Climate LinkUP Launch Event on the 8th June. Espen is a senior advisor, climate change multilateral agreements at the climate change and environmental sustainability programme at the South Pacific Community (SPC). Espen will be speaking on "Unpacking the global goal on adaptation from a Pacific perspective". Registration is free for our Climate LinkUP online Global Launch Event: https://climatelinkup.com/l...

3 years ago

19 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

Achieving a net-zero carbon industry in New Zealand

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Martin Atkins, one of the Climate LinkUP Expert Panelists and global energy speakers for the live launch event. Dr. Martin Atkins is a senior lecturer in chemical and process engineering at the school of engineering and an Associate Director of the Ahuora center for smart energy systems based at the University of Waikato, NZ. Martin is an expert in energy systems with a particular focus on developing and using process integration methodologies for optimising in...

3 years ago

29 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

The energy technology to go green already exists

In this episode we talk to Nicc Moeono, our Climate LinkUP Energy Ambassador in Samoa, South Pacific - who has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Waikato University, New Zealand. Nicc is employed at the Electric Power Corporation (EPC) as a renewable energy engineer in Samoa. We discuss Samoa's pledge to use 100 % renewable energy by 2025, as well as the challenges involved in converting to renewable energy, and what is needed for the world as a whole to reach 100% green energy.

3 years ago

21 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

My grandchildren might not see the island where I grew up

In this episode we are talking to Grace Ah Young, our Climate LinkUP Ambassador in Samoa South Pacific, who as a climate activist has founded the student association Lanulau’ava, a name which means "the colour of the ava leaf" (green). She tells us about the island where she grew up, the immediate climate change impacts that the Pacific islands are now facing, and the work her organisation is now doing to raise climate awareness both locally and globally.

3 years ago

21 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

Climate challenges from a community perspective

In this episode of Spotlight we are talking to Diwigdi Valiente, a Climate LinkUP Ambassador and climate activist from Panama. He talks about the climate challenges faced by his people who are facing the prospect of losing their homes, communities and culture, and are likely to be amongst the world's first climate refugees. He also tells us about his organisation "Burwigan" - a word that means 'children' in Kuna, that uses art to educate about climate change and plastic pollution. NGO: Websi...

3 years ago

20 minutes

Climate LinkUP Spotlight

Community coral reef conservation in Bali

Tune in to our first Spotlight podcast, where our ambassador Zach Boakes is interviewed about his experience co-founding ‘North Bali Reef Conservation’. His NGO and volunteering organisation focuses on the active restoration of degraded coral reefs in North Bali, whilst running multiple other environmental and educational projects.

3 years ago

22 minutes