Welcome to the latest episode of How Could We?, recorded live at the ⁠⁠ChangeNOW summit⁠⁠ in Paris - an event focused on showcasing sustainable solutions and profiling sustainability leaders making an impact.

This season is focused on adaptation and climate resilience - and for this week's episode, ⁠⁠Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠ is joined by François Gemmene, a researcher and IPCC lead author.

François' work focuses mostly on the human impacts of climate change, including migration and displacement, as well as issues such as security conflicts, inequalities and development.

In this episode, François discusses the evolving relationship between climate adaptation policies and migration governance, what a just transition means in the context of adaptation, why local and regional governments are uniquely positioned to lead the way and his work on the Pathways2Resilience EU programme, which helps support regions through long-term adaptation.

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

⁠⁠Climate KIC⁠⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community. We are here to help create climate-resilient societies and fight the climate breakdown, building better futures for local communities, globally.

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Welcome to the latest episode of How Could We?, recorded live at the ⁠ChangeNOW summit⁠ in Paris - an event focused on showcasing sustainable solutions and profiling sustainability leaders making an impact.

This season is focused on adaptation and climate resilience and for this week's episode, ⁠Anne-Sophie Garrigou is joined by Joshua Amponsem, Co-Director of the Youth Climate Justice Fund and Founder of the Green Africa Youth Organization.

Joshua has spent the last decade pushing for more inclusive climate policies, shaped international forums like the UN Youth Climate Summit and led groundbreaking work, including the Global Youth Call to Action on adaptation. His work challenges the colonial roots of climate funding and calls for a new era of climate finance, one that truly supports local leadership, youth innovation, and indigenous wisdom.

In this episode, Joshua talks about the injustice of climate finance, the need to support leadership coming from the global south, and what it takes to shift decision making and funding to the communities that are living through and needing the transition.

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

⁠Climate KIC⁠ is Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community. We are here to help create climate-resilient societies and fight the climate breakdown, building better futures for local communities, globally.

Follow us ⁠on LinkedIn⁠ and subscribe ⁠to our newsletter⁠.

Welcome to the latest episode of How Could We?, recorded live at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris - an event focused on showcasing sustainable solutions and profiling sustainability leaders making an impact.

This week, Anne-Sophie Garrigou interviews Eytan Levi, Co-Founder of Roofscapes. Focused on adapting existing roofs and buildings to a changing climate, Roofscapes uses timber platforms to make previously untapped roofs shadier and greener, thereby reducing thermal discomfort, increasing biodiversity anchors, and offering new outdoor spaces in cities.

Eytan talks about how an inspiration for founding Roofscapes was his Paris upbringing, how timber platforms can dramatically reduce temperatures - even during heatwaves - the importance of involving people who live in the buildings Roofscapes works on, and invites listeners to visit Roofscapes’ pilot project at L’Académie du Climat in Paris.

If you enjoyed this episode, we recommend checking out our fifth season, whose content is also focused on cities.

This episode is part of Climate KIC’s #LiveableCities Campaign 2025, which highlights our leadership in transforming cities across Europe into climate-resilient, just, and regenerative places. Through initiatives like NetZeroCities, CitiES 2030, Climathon, EIT Community New European Bauhaus and the Pilot Cities Programme, we support local governments and communities in creating scalable solutions to tackle climate challenges. By showcasing diverse approaches - from citizen engagement and innovative financing to sustainable mobility and urban heat mitigation - this campaign amplifies the stories behind the systems change we’re helping to orchestrate.

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

Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community. We are here to help create climate-resilient societies and fight the climate breakdown, building better futures for local communities, globally.

Follow us on LinkedIn and subscribe to our newsletter.