Featured podcast episodes

Elizabeth speaks with Marco Toscano-Rivalta, Chief of United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) for Asia and the Pacific based in Bangkok.

In the first episode of Series 2, Counter Crisis returns with host Jeevan Vasagar and guests Nena Stoiljkovic and Abdihakim Ainte to explore how pre-arranged financing can help countries on the frontline of the climate crisis respond faster.

In the second episode of Risk REconsidered, we take a closer look at the 2024 hurricane season, discuss the role of hurricane forecasts for insurers and examine drivers of storm losses.

Reliving the memories of tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji from 2016 and how that natural disaster changed the way people think about preparedness.

As communities in Small Island Developing States experience these challenges firsthand, climate risk insurance is emerging as a potential tool to help families and local businesses recover more quickly and build resilience.

How communities in the Lou Island group in Fiji were more prepared for tropical cyclone Rae from past experiences of natural disasters.

For this episode, the podcast episode is asking the question: “Does the colour of your skin make you more vulnerable to climate change?”.

Some Black churches in the Bay Area are retrofitting themselves to become "resilience hubs" in the event of a major storm or climate-related event.