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  • Scaling Urban NbS for Climate & Biodiversity Action

    Scaling Urban NbS for Climate & Biodiversity Action
    2026/06/01
    In this episode, we discuss how to unlock the potential of urban Nature-based Solutions.
    We look at multilevel governance as the missing enabler of implementationconnecting national to local levels.
    With concrete examples from Brazil and Montreal we go into the details of what it takes to turn global goals into the everyday decisions of planners, mayors, communities, and ministries.

    Guests:
    • Secretary Adalberto Maluf: National Secretary for Urban Environment, Water Resources, and Environmental Quality at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil
    • Sidney Ribaux: NbS Expert, formerly Director of the Office of Ecological Transition and Resilience at the City of Montreal, Canada.
    • Julia Rocha Romero: Advisor, Nature-based Solutions, Adaptation Section, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre.
    This conversation builds on a new guide on Nature-based Solutions from UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre.
    The guide, Rooted in Nature, provides practical entry points for mainstreaming urban NbS into national policy cycles, and translating them into place-based delivery. It features several key examples from UNEP’s Generation Restoration Cities.

    Download the Rooted in Nature guide here.

    The Guide is the result of UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre’s and UNEP’s collaboration on urban NbS and provides timely takes ahead of World Environment Day and the three COPs under the Rio Convention this year.
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    1 時間 3 分
  • Solar Powered Irrigation - Unlocking a Sustainable Market in Uganda

    Solar Powered Irrigation - Unlocking a Sustainable Market in Uganda
    2026/05/04
    In this episode of the ClimateTech Podcast we look at Solar powered irrigation, and how to help scale a Commercially driven Solar Powered Irrigation market, to help smallholder farmers grow their crops and adapt to climate change.

    With a special focus on Uganda, the episode delves into what has worked for local businesses so far, and what is needed for solar irrigation to reach it full potential.

    Guests:
    • Douglas Baguma, CEO of Innovex Uganda and chairman of the Uganda Solar Energy Association (USEA)
    • Vincent Sseremba, CEO of Tulima Solar
    • Victor Kazimiri, CEO of Akvo International

    More resources and information on solar powered irrigation and scaling climate techonology:
    👉 https://unepccc.org/project/accelerating-climate-technology-transition/
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    43 分
  • Non Economic Losses - Measuring Climate Change Impacts

    Non Economic Losses - Measuring Climate Change Impacts
    2026/04/08
    This episode explores different aspects of Non Economic Losses from climate impacts, looking closer at cultural heritage and indigenous peoples perspectives, to try and find out what kind of data or evidence are most needed to better understand and measure non economic losses from climate change impacts.

    Guests
    • Jyoti Hosagrahar, Deputy Director of the World Heritage Centre at UNESCO
    • Nicole Redvers, Western Research Chair & Director at Indigenous Planetary Health and Associate Professor at Western University. Member of the Denı́nu Kų́ę́ First Nation
    • Fatemeh Bakhtiari, Senior Advisor on Climate Policy, Loss and Damage at the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre.
    Additional Ressources
    • Final list of potential indicators, UAE–Belém work programme on indicators
    • UNESCO 2030 Culture Indicators
    • UNFCCC: "Non-Economic Losses – Featuring loss of territory and habitability, ecosystem services and biodiversity, and cultural heritage"
    • UNESCO: Climate change in Mediterranean World Heritage cities
    • UNESCO: World Heritage Canopy
    • UNESCO - Climate Change and World Heritage
    • UNESCO: Policy Document on Climate Action for World Heritage
    • Indicator Examples from ICAT Panama:
      • Overview of country work in Panama
      • Loss and Damage Methodology [Spanish]
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    1 時間 18 分
  • Advancing Biobased Technologies in the Bioeconomy

    Advancing Biobased Technologies in the Bioeconomy
    2025/10/09
    This episode looks at the concept of the bioeconomy and its potential to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation

    It examines the progress being made in scaling up the availability and use of these technologies, highlighting both global trends and region-specific developments.

    Biobased technologies include processes, products and systems derived from renewable biological resources such as biomass, agricultural residues and algae that can be sustainably replenished over time.

    Accelerating technological innovation and policy momentum is driving growth in biomass utilization and biogenic carbon solutions, sustainable land use and advanced biobased materials.

    The global bioeconomy is valued at an estimated $4–5 trillion, with the potential to grow to $30 trillion by 2050, positioning it as a cornerstone of the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient, and sustainable future.

    Realizing this potential will require targeted action across technology, finance, and effective governance and policy.

    Join Daya Pandey, Francis X Johnson, Alex Godoy-Faundez and Debora Ley, lead authors of the 2025 Climate Technology Progress Report in a broad discussion of the bioeconomy.
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    53 分
  • Clean Cooking - Financing, Policy, and Innovation for Last Mile Impact

    Clean Cooking - Financing, Policy, and Innovation for Last Mile Impact
    2025/07/18
    In this episode of the ClimateTech Podcast, we explore how clean cooking—especially electric cooking powered by renewables—is emerging as a powerful climate solution with wide-reaching benefits for health, gender equality, and sustainable development.

    We delve into why clean cooking is now a national priority in Uganda, the numerous co-benefits, barriers to scale, including affordability, access, and awareness, and how carbon markets and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can unlock new financing pathways.

    Guests:
    • Herbert Abigaba, Head of the Clean Cooking Unit, Ministry of Energy, Uganda
    • Ruth Akiiki Komuntale, Managing Director, ECOCA East Africa
    • Ben Jeffreys, Managing Director, ATEC
    • Sandra Cavalieri, Clean Cooking Lead, Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)
    For more insights, check out the report Business and Financing Models for PV-Supported Clean Cooking.

    Or check out the SOLCO Partnership - a multi-stakeholder ecosystem catalyzing the transition to solar-powered electric cooking or hybrid e-cooking in last mile communities across the globe, and the Global Electric Cooking Coalition (GeCCo) - a collaboration of eCooking advocates seeking to significantly scale up access to electric cooking solutions across the world.
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    1 時間 7 分
  • Turning Waste into Power — Waste-to-Energy Solutions in Africa

    Turning Waste into Power — Waste-to-Energy Solutions in Africa
    2025/07/11
    In this episode of the ClimateTech Podcast, we explore how waste—often seen as a challenge—can become a powerful resource for clean energy and local development across Africa.
    We dive into the growing waste crisis, how waste-to-energy solutions can reduce pollution, cut emissions, and create jobs, practical innovations in refugee settings and informal waste collection, and look at lessons from the SESA project on capacity building, peer learning, and inclusive planning.

    Guests:
    • Guglielmo Mazzà, CEO and Co-founder of ReFuse, a Lebanese social enterprise focused on integrated solid waste management
    • Claudia Schröder, Senior Professional Officer for Climate Change, Energy & Resilience at ICLEI Africa
    Explore the SESA Toolbox for practical, replicable energy solutions here: https://toolbox.sesa-euafrica.eu/

    More information on the Sunny project can be found here: https://sunny-project.eu/
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    41 分
  • Unlocking the potential of biogas

    Unlocking the potential of biogas
    2025/07/04
    In this episode of the ClimateTech Podcast, we explore the untapped potential of biogas as a renewable energy solution— looking at experiences from Brazil and research from Africa. From household systems to industrial-scale applications, biogas offers a powerful way to reduce emissions, improve waste management, and support energy access.

    Guests:
    • Yuri Schmitke, President of the Brazilian Association of Waste Energy Recovery (ABREN), who shares insights from Brazil’s national biogas strategy and upcoming biomethane mandate.
    • Dr. Solomon Eghosa Uhunamure, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cape Town, who brings a research-based perspective on biogas adoption in South Africa.
    This episode is produced through the Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA) project, funded by the European Union.

    Explore the SESA Toolbox for practical, replicable energy solutions here: https://toolbox.sesa-euafrica.eu/

    List of Solomon´s publications and research: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Solomon-Uhunamure

    Publications available through ABREN: https://abren.org.br/downloads/
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    33 分
  • Breaking barriers: Scaling urban nature-based solutions in South Asia and Latin America

    Breaking barriers: Scaling urban nature-based solutions in South Asia and Latin America
    2025/04/25
    In this episode, we look at nature-based solutions and how we can overcome the barriers to scale and implement them in growing cities. The guests present several societal and biodiversity co-benefits resulting implementing nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and resilience in cities. We delve into policies, regulations, and the need for enhanced capacity and peer-to-peer knowledge transfer between cities of the global south.

    Guests:
    • Julia Rocha Romero, Advisor – Nature-based Solutions, UNEP-CCC
    • Gabriel Dias Mangolini Neves, Environmental Engineer, Municipality of Campinas, Brazil
    • Monalisa Sen, Associate Director, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia
    Links to reports and cases mentioned in the episode:
    • Enabling Future-Ready Urbanization in Fast-Growing Cities with Nature-based Solutions
    • Business Models for Financing Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Climate Action
    • Linear parks in Campinas, Brazil
    • Canal restoration in Kochi, India
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    55 分