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Welcome to Climate LinkUP Spotlight Podcasts! Join us as we illuminate the pressing climate challenges impacting communities and explore science-informed solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation. Our podcasts showcase real-world challenges, opportunities, and actions making a positive difference locally. Tune in to stay informed and inspired! Subscribe now on your preferred podcast provider.
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In this episode, we delve into one of the key themes of the upcoming QUIN Institute inaugural conference, 'Shaping a Sustainable Future'. Professor Rick Stafford from Bournemouth University, Co-facilitator of the Climate LinkUP and QUIN Institute Expert Panel, joins Marcus March-Jensen, Climate LinkUP Global Ambassador, for a focused conversation o…
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In this episode, Sachiko Graber reflects on her work supporting a more sustainable relationship between communities and landscapes in North America. Sachi, from The Nature Conservancy, joins RMI’s Zach Clayton, co-host of Climate LinkUP’s upcoming webinar on 4 April: 'Nature Positive Solutions for Climate Resilience', to explore whether there’s eno…
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Meet the hosts of our upcoming global Climate LinkUP event: 'The Future of Green Energy' on Tuesday 24 January. Climate LinkUP with partners invites you to the upcoming webinar hosted by two of our UK Energy Ambassadors: Courtney Quinn and Kieran Heeley, showcasing early career researchers from across the globe working in the green energy arena. Th…
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Keynote Speaker Address by Samantha Atukunda Kakuru Mwesigwa: 'Catalyzing climate action through creating strong connections and facilitating expert collaboration'. Samantha Atukunda Kakuru Mwesigwa, Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, Director & Legal Counsel Greenwatch and a practicing Lawyer with experience in climate litigation in Uganda. She is a …
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Winnie Chepkemoi is an international development expert with experience in policy practice, social research, and multi-country programs. She has expertise in project development, implementation and stakeholder management. Her vast experience cuts across private and donor supported organizations. Currently, she serves as Climate Change Finance and R…
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Stephen Mwongela Moses is the Founder & CEO at Plusfarm Kenya Ltd, an agritech startup based in Kenya. At Plusfarm Kenya, Stephen helps advance access to technologies to smallholder farmers as well as build resilience and inclusion in agricultural value chains. Some of the current projects include managing commercial farms and training thousands of…
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Dr Patrick Byakagaba is a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Management, School of Forestry, Makerere University. He has been a visiting scholar at Brown University, Providence, USA and Texas A&M University, College Station, USA, and is a visiting Lecturer at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanz…
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In this episode we talk to Kevin Li, a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, who leads policy research for the Paris Watch Project at the NGO, CarbonCare InnoLab in Hong Kong. The project tracks the annual performance of Hong Kong and other major Asian cities against the cities' climate pledges and Paris agreement goals. Kevin shares his insight into the…
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Professor Adam Hart, a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, is an award-winning scientist who was given the title of Science Communicator of the Year in 2010 by the Royal Society of Biology. Adam Hart is a Professor of Science Communication at the University of Gloucestershire, and a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. An author and frequent broa…
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Espen Ronneberg, a Climate LinkUP Expert Panelist, is one of the speakers for the Climate LinkUP Launch Event on the 8th June. Espen is a senior advisor, climate change multilateral agreements at the climate change and environmental sustainability programme at the South Pacific Community (SPC). Espen will be speaking on "Unpacking the global goal o…
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In this episode, we talk to Dr. Martin Atkins, one of the Climate LinkUP Expert Panelists and global energy speakers for the live launch event. Dr. Martin Atkins is a senior lecturer in chemical and process engineering at the school of engineering and an Associate Director of the Ahuora center for smart energy systems based at the University of Wai…
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In this episode we talk to Nicc Moeono, our Climate LinkUP Energy Ambassador in Samoa, South Pacific - who has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Waikato University, New Zealand. Nicc is employed at the Electric Power Corporation (EPC) as a renewable energy engineer in Samoa. We discuss Samoa's pledge to use 100 % renewable energy by 2025, as …
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In this episode we are talking to Grace Ah Young, our Climate LinkUP Ambassador in Samoa South Pacific, who as a climate activist has founded the student association Lanulau’ava, a name which means "the colour of the ava leaf" (green). She tells us about the island where she grew up, the immediate climate change impacts that the Pacific islands are…
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In this episode of Spotlight we are talking to Diwigdi Valiente, a Climate LinkUP Ambassador and climate activist from Panama. He talks about the climate challenges faced by his people who are facing the prospect of losing their homes, communities and culture, and are likely to be amongst the world's first climate refugees. He also tells us about h…
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Tune in to our first Spotlight podcast, where our ambassador Zach Boakes is interviewed about his experience co-founding ‘North Bali Reef Conservation’. His NGO and volunteering organisation focuses on the active restoration of degraded coral reefs in North Bali, whilst running multiple other environmental and educational projects.…
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