Adapting to Climate Change

In this episode, I speak with Joshua Amponsem and Nathaniel Matthews about their work to drive conversations, partnerships, and programs that drive climate resilience and adaption through their community partners.Driven by their work supporting local communities, and recognizing that many of these areas are already experiencing the impact of climate change, their work is centered around building community-led partnership models, and through our conversation we speak about the challenges they see, shifting conversations toward resilience, and building partnerships.This is an excellent conversation that identifies a number of barriers but speaks to the power of communities, trusts, and great partnerships to deliver solutions.LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1eTyAfaKphSdyiSNZFcKSmApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/sustainable-ambassador-podcast/id1705344128Amazon:acast: https://shows.acast.com/sustainable-ambassador-podcastABOUT JOSHUAJoshua Amponsem is a Ghanaian climate activist with extensive experience in Climate Action, Disaster Risk, and Resilience Building. He founded the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) where he championed the establishment of Youth Climate Councils across the Global South and initiated locally-led projects like the Water for Adaptation and Sustainable Communities Project in sub-Saharan Africa, creating jobs for over 100 people. He is a member of the Vision Council for TED Countdown, Advisory Group member of the Urban Movement Innovation Fund, and served as a Co-Chair on Equity, Fairshare and Justice for the Race to Zero Expert Peer-Review Group. FOLLOW JOSHUATwitter: http://www.twitter.com/AmponsemJoshuaFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/amponsemLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amponsemInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/amponsemjoshuaWebsite: http://www.greenafricayouth.com/ABOUT NATHANIELNathanial Matthews is Chief Executive Officer at the Global Resilience Partnership, a group of over 80 diverse organisations advancing resilience through identifying and scaling on-the-ground innovation, generating and sharing knowledge, and shaping policy. Nate has broad expertise in climate change mitigation and adaptation, resilience, risk, biodiversity, innovation, and international development. His expertise is built on 20+ years of experience working with the private sector, multilateral organisations, governments, and NGOs, and a track record of successfully fundraising for and overseeing complex, transformative global programs across more than 50 countries. FOLLOW NATHANIELLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanial-matthewsTwitter: https://twitter.com/Nate_Matthews_Website: https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.orgAbout Collective ResponsibilityBased in Shanghai, Collective Responsibility is a strategic advisory firm founded by Richard Brubaker, one of Asia’s most recognized authorities on sustainability, innovation and responsible leadership.Founded with the fundamental belief that a sustainable world can only be achieved through awareness of issues, finding tangibility in business cases, and development of cross-sector collaboration, Collective Responsibility acts as a knowledge base, catalyst, and facilitator between stakeholders.Follow Us:Website: http://www.coresponsibility.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/collective-responsibilityWeChat: http://www.coresponsibility.com/wechat/Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/sustainable-ambassador-podcastContact Us:[email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.