Earth Refuge Spotify Podcasts

25 November 2021 – In this interview, Correspondent Laura Corrigan and Hellen Dawo discuss adaptation and mitigation as responses to the climate crisis. Hellen is a PhD researcher and educator at the Centre for Sustainable Entrepreneurship at Campus Fryslan, University of Groningen.
23 November 2021 – In this interview, Jordan Hartzell provides an overview of the work The Farmlink Project does to redirect food waste and serve food insecure communities. Jordan speaks to how working with this organisation has changed how she thinks about food systems and networks.

1 October 2021 – Correspondent Ole Ter Wey and Meteorologist Mauna Eria speak about the adverse impacts of extreme weather patterns and rising sea levels in the small-island nation of Kiribati. Together, they explore potential solutions to perhaps the greatest crisis of our era. 
21 May 2021 – Rebecca Ballard founded @MavenWomen to meet an unmet market need for additional socially conscious options for professional women’s attire, and went on to found the recently launched @The.Fashion.Connection (FTS) to “move the needle” in the global garment industry through product creation and partnership, consumer education, and advocacy.
14 May 2021 – In this interview, Dr Anna Oltman, researcher and lecturer at University College London, talks about human rights and the politics of refugees and asylum with Nikoleta Vasileva. She explains the key terms relating to migration and some common misconceptions in the Global North and society as a whole. She sheds light on the policy of deterrence that States adopt to discourage migration and how it affects refugees.
30 April 2021 – In this episode, Yumna speaks with Stephanie from @shakeuptheestab – a youth-led non-profit promoting climate justice & political action in what is currently called Canada. They discuss what climate migration is, what climate justice means, and the projects that Earth Refuge is carrying out to address this crisis and find legal protections for impacted communities.
16 April 2021 – Rachel discusses the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP)’s role in supporting and connecting climate adaptation professionals to advance innovation in the field, including the issue of climate migration for both migrating- and receiving-communities. 
2 April 2021 – In this interview, Professor Martin Scheinin – former UN Human Rights Committee member and the first UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism – discusses climate change and human rights with Nikoleta Vasileva.
12 March 2021 – In this interview, Mr Tripathi, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of New York Office at UN Environment, talks with Nikoleta Vasileva about the connection between climate change and COVID-19, as well as the importance of a green recovery and adaptation measures. He shares insights about development work that he learnt in his career of nearly four decades, including the use of ‘private finance for public good’. Focusing on sustainable farming efforts in India, he tells the story of women farmers who should be championed so that their example is followed elsewhere in the world.
26 February 2021 – In this interview, Mali’o discusses her work as a climate adaptation innovator, building communities around equitable solutions and how her work addresses problems of migration. She has over a decade of experience working in academic, government, and non-profit settings to advance program goals, protect healthy ecosystems and ensure community well-being.
26 January 2021 – In this interview, Maura discusses her experience dealing with coastal flooding, public works issues, and questions of migration as former mayor and long-term resident of Mastic Beach, NY, a small coastal town on the South Shore of Long Island. For more perspective on Maura’s story, please see her short film with The Nature Conservancy on Long Island water quality.

5 January 2021 – In this interview, Earth Refuge Correspondent James discusses his experience fighting wildfires in a warming climate and the threat of migration.