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Climate Proofers

Join Louie Woodall, editor of Climate Proof, for round ups of the latest news on climate adaptation and resilience finance, tech, and policy and interviews with key "climate proofers" - experts working at the cutting edge of adaptation finance.

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52:14

Julia Kumari Drapkin On Crowdsourcing Climate Data

Climate Proofers ·

2025/01/14

There’s one thing all adaptation professionals agree on — we need more climate data. And better climate data. And climate data people can trust. But needing is one thing. Getting is another. Julia Kumari Drapkin is pioneering a new way of collecting and analyzing climate risk data with her company ISeeChange. The startup gathers crowdsourced images and data from residents directly impacted by floods, storms, heat waves and the like, and transforms the pixels and bits into actionable information with

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45:57

Emilie Mazzacurati On Tailwind Climate's Adaptation...

Climate Proofers ·

2024/12/17

Climate adaptation technology isn’t getting a lot of love from markets right now. Extreme weather shocks may be on track to inflict some US$560bn or so of losses on listed companies every year by 2035, but so far very little early investor money is going into adaptation and resilience (A&R) solutions. That’s according to new analysis by Tailwind Climate, an adaptation-focused advisory and investment firm, which last week released a 112-page playbook on A&R tech and financing. In this episode of

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57:36

The Future of US Climate Adaptation & Resilience...

Climate Proofers ·

2024/12/10

"Climate change" is likely to become taboo under the second Trump administration. The incoming president believes global warming to be a “hoax”, and Project 2025 – the right-wing blueprint for his second term – calls for erasing climate change references from absolutely everywhere. However, climate-related disasters will not go away just because the federal government refuses to accept their root causes. There is, and will continue to be, a need for policies, finance, and innovation to address

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37:08

Jonathan Bowers On Building a Firetech Startup

Climate Proofers ·

2024/12/02

Wildfires are on the rampage across North America. Canada and the US are battling blazes more often and for longer periods. This fall, wildfires have burnt on East and West Coasts alike. Even New York City, that vaunted concrete jungle, has succumbed. The increase in frequency and ferocity of these disasters is one of climate change’s most harrowing consequences, and is spurring governments and businesses to do more to fight back. Today’s Climate Proofer is part of this effort. Jonathan Bowers is

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34:43

Ana Mulio Alvarez On COP29

Climate Proofers ·

2024/11/26

How did COP29 advance (or obstruct) the climate adaptation agenda? While the conference produced a controversial new climate finance goal, this had little to offer developing countries working to climate-proof their populations. On the other hand, agreement on a way forward for the Global Goal on Adaptation, a central plank of the Paris Agreement, offers hope that countries will be better able to measure adaptation progress – and demand the finance, expertise, and technologies they need to round

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42:46

Julie Gorte On Investor Engagement With Adaptation

Climate Proofers ·

2024/11/19

Investment professionals can't bury their heads in the sand when it comes to climate risks. Extreme weather shocks are inflicting billions in losses to physical assets and businesses — losses that flow through to financial instruments like bonds, loans, and equities. By the same token, they shouldn't sleep on adaptation. Investors who bet on climate-proofed companies can lower the overall exposure of their portfolios to worsening storms, floods, and wildfires. They can also capture underpriced

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37:59

Nakita Devlin On The Promise Of Parametric Insurance

Climate Proofers ·

2024/11/12

Parametric insurance is all the rage in climate resilience circles. This is a financial product that pays out to policyholders upon a triggering event – like after a certain amount of rainfall hits an area, or if temperatures exceed a certain threshold for a number of consecutive days. Nakita Devlin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ric, a parametric insurance startup that caters to individuals caught in rainfall-induced flooding events. She talks with Louie about the current vogue for this type of

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45:23

Valkyrie Holmes On Climate InsurTech

Climate Proofers ·

2024/11/05

The insurance industry is on the front lines of climate risk. In order to write profitable policies in high-risk zones, carriers need data and insights that give them an edge – and customers who know how to build climate resiliency. Enter Faura, an InsurTech startup co-founded by today’s guest, Valkyrie Holmes. Her team have pioneered a new way to produce “survivability” assessments – a measure of a property’s resilience to natural disasters – that has caught the attention of both insurers and real

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47:15

Emma Howard Boyd On The London Climate Resilience Review

Climate Proofers ·

2024/10/29

London has sustained a barrage of climate shocks in recent years – from devastating heat waves to flash flooding and a string of “rain bombs”. The metropolis has to defend itself against these shocks. As the engine of the UK economy, anything that happens to the capital reverberates throughout the country. Hence the London Climate Resilience Review, a first-of-its-kind analysis commissioned by Mayor Sadiq Khan and chaired by today’s guest, Emma Howard Boyd CBE. The Review, published earlier this

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43:56

Adam Freed On Climate-Proofing Cities

Climate Proofers ·

2024/10/22

City leaders are up to their necks in climate risks. They need help to harden their people and places against floods, storms, and heat waves. Why not call Adam Freed? Today’s Climate Proofers guest is a Principal at Bloomberg Associates, an organization which provides adaptation and resilience consulting to Mayors and their staff – pro bono. Adam breaks down the reasons why cities are susceptible to climate shocks – from outdated infrastructure to rapid urban growth – and the changes in governance

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30:30

Michael Jacobs On Accelerating Climate Tech

Climate Proofers ·

2024/10/15

Cities are magnets for climate risks. We’ve designed metropolises that intensify hazards like floods and extreme heat, and have to nurture and scale solutions to address their impacts – fast. Hence the importance of accelerators: programs that support the rapid growth of new technologies for addressing climate change. Michael Jacobs oversees the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, which works to scale climate solutions from nonprofits and governmental agencies using IBM technology and AI know-how. To

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40:07

Alan Leung On Climate Risks To Geopolitics And Security

Climate Proofers ·

2024/10/08

Climate change is injecting volatility into geopolitics, with worrying implications for international relations and the (already fraying) rules-based order. Physical climate risks also have the potential to catalyze future geopolitical shocks – which could in turn lead to armed conflicts between nations. Alan Leung works at the global financial institution Macquarie Group as head of the threat intelligence team, and writes the informative newsletter Securing Our Climate, which focuses on the

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48:14

Thomas Mortlock On Cat Model Misunderstandings

Climate Proofers ·

2024/10/01

Catastrophe (or ‘cat’) models are essential tools for estimating losses from natural disasters. With the rise of climate risk management as a discipline in its own right, efforts are underway to harness these tools to guess the effects of human-induced warming on hurricanes, floods, storms, and other catastrophes. However, in the rush to develop effective climate risk analytics, we may be trying to force cat models to do things they weren’t designed to – and promoting a flawed way of thinking about

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41:25

Kathryn Brown On Adapting Wildlife Habitats & The UK...

Climate Proofers ·

2024/09/24

Kathryn Brown is a true climate adaptation veteran. For the last three years, she's been tackling climate change impacts with The Wildlife Trusts, a federation of UK charities focused on making a positive difference to wildlife and future generations. Prior to this role, she served nine years with the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC), an independent body that advises the UK government on its climate actions and researches the country's preparedness for climate shocks. Kathryn talks about the role

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36:49

Bill Green On Investing In Climate Adaptive...

Climate Proofers ·

2024/09/17

Bill Green is a veteran infrastructure investor, one who understands that we need to change our approach to building (and financing) the basic facilities and systems that undergird our daily lives in response to rising climate impacts. As Managing Partner at Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, a fund dedicated to climate resilient, low-carbon projects, Bill and his team have pioneered a unique methodology for assessing potential investments based on their ability to withstand the 'triple threat' posed

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35:57

Kathy Baughman McLeod On Building Climate Resilience...

Climate Proofers ·

2024/09/10

Extreme heat wrecks lives and livelihoods throughout the Global South. Women are especially vulnerable to high temperatures because of an array of physiological, cultural, and economic factors – but also find it harder to access the resources needed to increase their resilience to this peril. Climate Resilience For All is a non-profit dedicated to the protection of women and vulnerable communities from extreme heat and all its impacts. Their tagline is: “When women are climate resilient, we will all

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47:12

Michael Berkowitz On Capturing the Resilience Dividend

Climate Proofers ·

2024/09/03

Michael Berkowitz is spreading the gospel of climate resilience across academic disciplines, communities, and industries. As Executive Director of the Climate Resilience Academy at the University of Miami, he’s responsible for driving problem-driven research and education on climate adaptation and resilience and training the next generation of climate proofers. In this episode, he talks about the idea of “resilience dividends” — the spillover benefits that come from investing in resilience — and the

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48:42

Jay Koh On The ‘Unavoidable Opportunity’ Of Adaptation

Climate Proofers ·

2024/08/27

There are few champions of the adaptation economy with a resume like Jay Koh. The storied investor racked up years in the financial industry before serving as Chief Investment Strategist at what is now the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Koh now leads The Lightsmith Group, a global investment platform laser-focused on opportunities in the emerging adaptation economy. The private equity firm boasts a range of investments in climate-proofing technologies covering agriculture,

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44:46

John Robinson On Investing In Adaptation Tech

Climate Proofers ·

2024/08/20

Technology is crucial in the effort to prepare for, and protect from, climate risks. However, we’re still in the early stages of figuring out how to think about climate adaptation technology (or ‘CAT’) as an investment category – and how to direct early-stage capital into this vital space. John Robinson, a technology investor with Mazarine Ventures, joins this week’s Climate Proofers to talk about his research into CAT, and go over the findings of Mazarine’s surveys of early-stage investors on this

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40:29

Maëlis Carraro On Building A Climate Adaptation...

Climate Proofers ·

2024/08/13

Africa is a magnet for climate risks – from floods to droughts to storms like Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which displaced half a million people in Malawi last year. However, the continent’s vulnerability has also made it a hotbed of climate adaptation. Thousands are joining (or starting) businesses to climate-proof the continent – and investors are taking note. In this week’s episode, Louie is joined by Maëlis Carraro, managing partner at The Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed VC fund and accelerator that

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