Climate Migrants Are Real—Now What?
In episode 224 of America Adapts we're diving into climate change and human mobility—how rising seas, extreme weather, and disasters are forcing communities to relocate and what that means for policy...
24 Feb 202531min
Reducing Disaster Risk: The Workforce of the Future
In episode 223 of America Adapts, we explore disaster resilience and climate adaptation through four expert interviews. We start with Anita Van Breda of WWF's Environment and Disaster Management (EDM...
12 Feb 20251h 10min
From Risk to Resilience: Wildfires and the Insurance Industry's Climate Reckoning
In episode 222 of America Adapts, I sit down with Dr. Carolyn Kousky, a leading expert in climate risk and insurance, to explore the transformative potential of 'Insurance for Good.' We discuss how c...
27 Jan 202534min
Climate Adaptation Predictions for 2025: What the Experts Say
In episode 221 of America Adapts, we're hosting some of the world's leading adaptation experts (and previous podcast guests) to make climate predictions for 2025! From the growing impacts of wildfir...
13 Jan 202538min
The Adaptation Playbook: Innovative Strategies for Climate Resilience with Tailwind
In episode 220 of America Adapts, we're diving into a new project from Tailwind: The Adaptation & Resilience Innovation Playbook. In this episode, I chatted with Katie MacDonald, co-founder of Tailwi...
20 Dec 202437min
Climate Fiscal Risks: The U.S. Government Accountability Office's Recommendations to Congress
In episode 219 of America Adapts, we dive into the intersection of climate resilience, fiscal accountability, and federal oversight with two distinguished guests: Dr. Jesse Keenan, a leading expert i...
10 Dec 20241h 34min
Climatopias 101: The Who, What, Where of Utopic Climate Adaptation Planning
In episode 218 of America Adapts, I'm joined by Dr. Alizé Carrere, a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Miami, whose groundbreaking research explores the concept of "climatopias"—an inno...
25 Nov 202445min
ManglarIA: Saving Nature with Artificial Intelligence. How WWF is Using AI to Help Mangroves Adapt
In episode 217 of America Adapts, we dive into World Wildlife Fund's ManglarIA ("AI for Mangroves" in Spanish), a new initiative supported by Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm. This pioneering i...
11 Nov 20241h 27min
