How Could We? – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Welcome back to season 5 of How Could We?, a podcast to explore cities' transformation and discuss why cities play such a key role in tackling climate change.

In this series, host Anne-Sophie Garrigou delves into topics such as the importance of citizen engagement, how cities' dialogue with industry can enact change and the collaboration of cities with other actors - highlighting the crucial role of cities in demonstrating the way towards a climate-resilient, inclusive, and beautiful future for all.

Our first guest this season is EIT Climate-KIC CEO Kirsten Dunlop, who joins us for a special episode. Kirsten has been CEO of EIT Climate-KIC since 2017 and passionately believes in the capacity to learn and evolve into a climate-resilient society.

In this episode, we discuss why EIT Climate-KIC has chosen to work in - and with - cities, how cities embody the idea of systems transformation and what EIT Climate-KIC has learned from our work with cities that informs collaborations with regions, nations, industries and many other stakeholders.

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration, while in Season 4 we delved into the transformative potential of development funding.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. 

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org ⁠⁠

Welcome to the final episode of season 4 of How Could We?

This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, (Sida) and EIT Climate-KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building.

Our guest this week is Marion Iceduna from the Join for Water organisation in Uganda. In this episode, Marion shares the inspiring work she is doing to strengthen the capacity of women in knowledge development and conservation planning. With funding from the SILP experiment fund, her team was able to experiment with establishing WORIAs groups (for WOmen River Ambassadors) and identifying the conditions under which they can operate.

This episode discusses the transformative power of deep collaboration and radical learning in development funding, outlines the challenges and benefits of creating a diverse and synergetic learning portfolio and the impact of receiving flexible and inclusive funding without stringent KPIs or timelines for project development and implementation.

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Solla Zophoniasdottir⁠⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, while in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. 

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org ⁠⁠

Welcome to Season 2 of How Could We?, a podcast by EIT Climate-KIC where we explore how to build a beautiful, just and climate-resilient future.

This season, we’re exploring how architecture, design, innovation, science, and art can help build sustainable solutions to the climate emergency. We talk to people across Europe who work on the New European Bauhaus, a creative and interdisciplinary initiative that encourages us to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future. 

In this episode, we speak to Anabella Costache, a cultural project manager at the FABER Cultural Centre in Timișoara, Romania, about the CONNECT project. CONNECT is one of the 14 projects selected as part of the EIT Community New European Bauhaus initiative. The project helps integrate Ukrainian people, particularly women, fleeing the war into the development of the city through artistic gatherings and sharing of history. 

This episode was presented by ⁠Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠ and produced by ⁠Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠. 

Look out for upcoming episodes in our New Bauhaus series, Season 2.  

If you’re interested in Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, check out Season 1. 

EIT Climate-KIC⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. 

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. 

Visit our website – www.climate-kic.org 

We launched a podcast to shine a light on climate crisis solutions making a real difference. In this third episode, we talk to urban specialist Tena Petrovic about the Bauhuette 4.0 project. The project aims to use home-grown timber from regional Brandenburg and Berlin forests to supply construction materials to create affordable housing from wood. 

We talked about the importance of bringing together different stakeholders on a project like this, the challenges of forest mismanagement and how long-term planning will lead to Bauhuette 4.0's success - and eventual replication. Tena works with EIT Climate-KIC as a Breakthrough Initiative Developer on the Climate Smart Forest Economy Programme. 

This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge. 

Listen to other episodes in our Sustainable Forestry series in Season 1.   Subscribe to How Could We? for Season 2 coming in May 2023.   

EIT Climate-KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. 

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. 

Visit our website.

In this second episode, we talk to Syakaa William about why timber is a good construction solution for East Africa, the challenges of building a market in the region, East African timber pioneers and what is being done to equip the next generation of engineers and architects with the skills required for building with mass timber. 

Syakaa is a project manager at Dalberg Advisors and is based in Tanzania working on a range of development challenges such as improving food systems, providing access to quality education and employment, as well as supporting the circular economy. He works together with EIT Climate-KIC on the Climate Smart Forest Economy Programme in East Africa. 

This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge. 

Listen to other episodes in our Sustainable Forestry series in Season 1.  

Subscribe to How Could We? for Season 2 coming in May 2023. 

EIT Climate-KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. 

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org. 

Visit our website.

We launched a podcast to shine a light on climate crisis solutions making a real difference. Our first series focuses on land use, sustainable forestry, and the dilemma of using trees for timber.

Forests are an essential ally in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. They function as carbon sinks and help reduce the impacts of climate change. Unfortunately, forests suffer from many different pressures, including climate change and inactive forest management. With the current climate and cost-of-living crisis, it is more important than ever to take care of our public lands and use the tools available to help adapt to changing conditions.

But there is an inherent issue: by using trees to create forest products, aren’t we contributing further to the climate breakdown?

To answer this difficult question we talk to Daniel Zimmer, Director of Sustainable Land Use at EIT Climate-KIC. Daniel works on the Climate Smart Forest Economy Programme, a collaborative initiative from EIT Climate-KIC, the World Economic Forum, and the World Resources Institute. The programme looks at how to use wood and other forest products to substitute fossil fuel-based products while preserving forests’ carbon sink function, protecting biodiversity and support the creation of jobs.

This episode was presented by Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.

Listen to other episodes in our Sustainable Forestry series in Season 1.

Subscribe to How Could We? for Season 2 coming in May 2023.

EIT Climate-KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to media@climate-kic.org.

Visit our website.

Welcome back to season 4 of How Could We?.⁠

This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and EIT Climate-KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building.

Our guests this week are Kanika Verma and Shrashtant Patara, from Development Alternatives, an organisation based in India that employs women e-rickshaw drivers in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Since its inception in 2018, the e-rickshaw project has developed a model for how low-carbon transportation can improve safety, empower women and reduce carbon emissions.

This episode underscores the importance of rethinking traditional funding mechanisms to foster inclusive and adaptive development projects, highlights the significant impact that small, flexible grants can have in driving systemic change and discusses how funds like SILP can transform the power dynamics between donors and grantees.

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Solla Zophoniasdottir⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, while in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. 

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org ⁠

Welcome back to season 4 of How Could We?.⁠

As outlined in our ⁠teaser episode⁠, hosts Anne-Sophie Garrigou and Solla Zophoniasdottir will be exploring the need to redefine development funding, delving into its transformative potential and highlighting its crucial role in achieving a climate-resilient, inclusive, and beautiful future for all.

This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and EIT Climate-KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building.

Our guest this week is Any Sulistyowati, a distinguished Donella Meadows Leadership Fellow and one of the Community Grantmakers for the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP).

With Any, we discuss the shortcomings of traditional funding mechanisms, how internalised power dynamics hinder genuine local development and how we can collectively reimagine funding practices to support transformative change on the ground. 

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This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠Solla Zophoniasdottir⁠ and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, while in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration.

⁠⁠⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. 

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org 

Welcome back to season 4 of How Could We?.

In this season, we explore the need to redefine development funding. As outlined in this short teaser episode, hosts Anne-Sophie Garrigou and Solla Zophoniasdottir will be delving into the transformative potential of development funding, highlighting its crucial role in achieving a climate-resilient, inclusive, and beautiful future for all.

This season features insights from the Systems Innovation Learning Partnership (SILP), a collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and EIT Climate-KIC. SILP is designed to foster adaptive and innovative approaches to development work, emphasising trust-building, flexible funding mechanisms, and genuine local capacity building.

This episode was presented by⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠ & Solla Zophoniasdottir and produced by⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative, while in Season 3 we explored three themes related to the climate emergency: Climate Narratives, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration.

⁠⁠⁠EIT Climate-KIC⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, aiming to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society by supporting innovative solutions helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change. 

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠⁠. 

Visit our website – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org 

Inspired by conversations we had with experts about the climate emergency, in Season 3 of How Could We? we’re digging into three themes that occupy the minds of many people in the climate change community - ⁠Climate Narratives⁠, Confusion & Crisis and Radical Collaboration.

In this third episode - the season finale - we talk to Yiannis Chrysostomidis, Principal and Head of London Office at REOS Partners, a global organisation solving complex problems through the lens of radical collaboration. Yiannis' work supports changemakers to help shift the root causes of societal challenges, such as climate change.

In this episode, Yiannis discusses how talking about power can feel like a taboo subject, the importance of storytelling and understanding cultural differences when building coalitions, and how ‘network weavers’ - hidden actors who may not be considered typical power brokers - are key for enacting change.

Yiannis also outlines the key elements of REOS’ Radcal Climate Collaboration Guidebook and shares a few examples of some of the fascinating projects he’s worked on worldwide, including in Syria, South Africa and Mongolia.

This episode was presented by⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Stephanie Klotz⁠⁠ and produced by⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠.

Listen to our previous episodes - Season 1 focused on Sustainable Forestry and Land Use, while Season 2 explored the New European Bauhaus initiative.

We want to hear from you! Share what inspires you and what you’re doing in your community to enact change by sending us an email to ⁠⁠media@climate-kic.org⁠⁠. 

Visit our website – ⁠⁠www.climate-kic.org