Podcasts In Development

COโ just passed 431 ppm โ the highest in 3 million years. In this episode, we track how a number turns into death: from Phoenix's month-long heat siege to Londonโs melting runways. The atmosphere is heating up โ and so is the pressure on our cities.
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2024 shattered records: 92 million affected by climate disasters. We go inside Libyaโs deadly flood, the New York subway flood, and Dhakaโs disappearing neighborhoods to expose how climate isnโt a distant threat โ itโs here, now.
๐ง ListenWildlife populations have collapsed 69% since 1970. What does that mean for cities? From collapsing pollination in Nairobi to storm-vulnerable Jakarta, this episode uncovers how natureโs unraveling is hitting human life where it hurts.
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Sea levels have risen 9 inches โ and theyโre not stopping. In this episode, we zoom in on NYC, Miami, Dhaka and Venice to ask: What happens when the most valuable land on Earth becomes uninhabitable?
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It doesn't scream. It doesnโt crash. It just stays. Urban heat now kills more people than hurricanes or floods. We go to Tokyo, Phoenix, and Paris to ask: What happens when cities canโt cool down โ even at night?
๐ง ListenSรฃo Paulo. Chennai. Cape Town. Las Vegas. In this episode, we trace the global drought crisis and ask: Who owns the last gallon of water? And what happens when urban systems built for abundance collapse under scarcity?
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Oceans once protected us. Now theyโre acidifying and collapsing. From Manila to Miami, coastal cities are watching tourism dry up, fish disappear, and billion-dollar economies unravel. This episode dives beneath the waves.
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As temperatures climb, diseases move. Malaria in Houston. Zika in Rome. And wildfire smoke turning NYCโs skies into poison. This isnโt a sci-fi plot โ itโs the new public health emergency, playing out in real time.
๐ง ListenIn 2022, 61,672 people in Europe died from heat. Most were elderly, poor, or isolated. This episode uncovers how heat is rewriting the rules of survival โ and whoโs left behind when the grid fails and the sun won't set.
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Hosted by David Miller, this podcast features conversations with urban leaders taking action to limit global heating to 1.5ยฐC. It dives into policy and economic issues cities must tackle to lead transformational climate action.
๐ง ListenHosted by Abby Finis and Larry Kraft, this show explores how smaller cities are cutting emissions and building resilient, equitable communities.
๐ง ListenCities on the frontlines share bold solutions for climate adaptation. Hosted by Julia Scott, the show brings grassroots urgency to global climate action.
๐ง ListenFrom business risks to urban resilience, Harvard Business School explores how markets and companies are adapting to climate challenges.
๐ง ListenGlobal urban leaders talk about smart, sustainable, and adaptive cities โ with real lessons for practitioners and policymakers alike.
๐ง ListenHosted by MIT Press, this podcast dives into design, planning, and justice in the built environment โ exploring the future of sustainable urbanism.
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