Resilient cities (and how to build them)
Cities 1.522 Apr 2025

Resilient cities (and how to build them)

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, b...

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Economic Power, Urban Change: Women who are leading the way forward

Economic Power, Urban Change: Women who are leading the way forward

In times of uncertainty, leadership is key...but so is vision. As the climate crisis deepens, and people across the world are facing economic hardship and experiencing the increasing impacts of the cl...

11 Mars 202554min

TRAILER - Cities 1.5: It’s Time to Speak Truth to Power

TRAILER - Cities 1.5: It’s Time to Speak Truth to Power

The world is standing on the brink…the deepening impacts of the climate crisis, rising inequality and increasing levels of economic turmoil are affecting us all. But we now face a new threat: a power...

25 Feb 20252min

How to protect people and planetary health: Lessons from the Peruvian Andes and New Orleans

How to protect people and planetary health: Lessons from the Peruvian Andes and New Orleans

In this final episode of Season 4 of Cities 1.5, David has conversations with two formidable and inspiring women who are fighting to protect the health of people and the planet from Lima, Peru and New...

10 Dec 20241h 4min

Fighting for a Biodiverse Future: How Canadian climate leaders are preserving ecosystems from their own backyards

Fighting for a Biodiverse Future: How Canadian climate leaders are preserving ecosystems from their own backyards

In a very Canadian episode of Cities 1.5, David discusses the urgent need for both local and global climate action with a focus on biodiversity with Mayor Valérie Plante of Montréal and Elizabeth Hend...

3 Dec 202446min

C40 x UN Live: Portals to a flourishing world

C40 x UN Live: Portals to a flourishing world

In this episode of Cities 1.5, David revisits and follows up on a very special collaboration between C40 and Museum for the United Nations - UN Live which he participated in during the Summit of the F...

26 Nov 202451min

How to protect people and planet from misinfluencers in the Age of Disinformation

How to protect people and planet from misinfluencers in the Age of Disinformation

In this episode of Cities 1.5, David Miller speaks with Pragyna Senapati of Ripple Research about the pervasive impact of climate-related dis- and misinformation. In the past few years, false narrativ...

19 Nov 202446min

The pan-African transition from fossil fuels to clean energy

The pan-African transition from fossil fuels to clean energy

In this episode of Cities 1.5, David speaks with two urban climate leaders about the critical issue of energy access in Africa. Despite Africa's low contribution to global emissions, the continent fac...

12 Nov 202459min

Extreme Heat: The Silent Killer

Extreme Heat: The Silent Killer

Extreme heat has a profound impact on human health - and the health of the planet, and all who live on it. In this episode, we hear firsthand accounts of extreme heat impacts from Cities 1.5 listeners...

5 Nov 202457min

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