Best Raquel Alexandra Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 44: It’s called BCSC season for a reason: Convening the community from Berlin to Cali 59:31

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From key takeaways to a look behind the scenes, in this episode we take a deep dive into all things Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC). One of our hosts, Alexandra Steinkraus, switches hats and joins this episode as a guest along with another key member of the organising team, Laís Clemente. They share insights on how the conference is o…

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Episode 43: Biodiversity for Peace: Exploring the nature-security nexus ahead of CBD COP16 32:42

1M ago32:42

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Biodiversity COP is around the corner. For the first time, the forum will look into how peace and security issues intersect with nature, and we are here for it. To understand the CBD COP process, how peace and security landed in the global biodiversity agenda, and to what to expect from the upcoming gathering of the community in Cali, we spoke with…

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Episode 42: 42: The answer to everything - Addressing your questions on climate, peace & security 58:25

3M ago58:25

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What did you always want to know about climate, peace and security, but didn't know who to ask? In this episode, hosts Alexandra and Raquel address questions sent by you, spanning from meanings and definitions, through methodologies and approaches, to challenges and solutions. They discuss the development of the climate, peace and security narrativ…

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Episode 41: Climate change, peace and progress: Renewable energy opportunities in the Middle East 35:47

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As a heat dome drives record high temperatures for June across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), we speak with Ali Nasrallah, a green energy policy and climate security expert to discuss how climate change, rising temperatures and water scarcity are disrupting daily life and infrastructure, exacerbating tensions and contributing to new confl…

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Episode 40: It takes a climate-smart village: Peace-positive approaches for sustainable resilience 30:25

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In an era of polycrisis, operationalising the humanitarian-development-peace nexus is crucial for finding solutions that create synergies between these areas, rather than looking at them individually. This is specially the case in conflict, fragile and displacement settings. In this episode, we speak with Grazia Pacillo, Senior Scientist and Co-Lea…

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Episode 39: Livelihoods: The socioeconomic link between climate change and security 49:12

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Livelihoods are how the necessities of life are secured. They are a determining factor in many contexts around the world. Many livelihoods are dependent on a healthy environment and a stable climate, making them particularly sensitive to climate and environmental crises. At the same time, they are deeply entangled with social and economic dynamics.…

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Episode 38: Reconnecting people to their power: Transitional justice and 'cosmovisión' in Colombia 49:14

7M ago49:14

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Colombia faces multiple challenges - from a complex peacebuilding process after more than 50 years of armed conflict to growing climate change impacts on its natural resources. Disputes over land use and governance have been at the heart of Colombia's struggle, and while everyone has been affected by it, indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities ta…

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Episode 37: Roots for peace: Bringing together diverse stakeholders for an inclusive response to climate and insecurity in Haiti 36:06

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Haiti is facing a deep security, political and humanitarian crisis and is simultaneously one of the most vulnerable countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to climate change. Rising temperatures and declining rainfall have intensified drought and climate-related storms are growing more intense, causing devastating flooding. By adversely impact…

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Episode 36: Climate, peace and security in Yemen: How deteriorating rights of women and minorities affect the whole of society 25:35

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Since 2014, Yemen has been ravaged by civil war. Our guest today - Yemeni journalist, writer and activist Hind Al-Eryani - brings to light how the war is impacting the lives of women, children, LGBTQ+ communities and religious minorities. Hind explains how women's righs have benn deteriorating in Yemen, and the ways in which this affects society as…

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Episode 35: Damage control: Unpacking rules and recommendations to protect the environment during armed conflict 39:03

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So much can be said about how war and conflict disrupt the environment. The effects on human lives are excruciating and long-lived, making environmental protection a priority for human security - even in armed conflicts. On this International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War, we’ve partnered with PAX to put together an …

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Episode 34: SPECIAL EDITION: Displacement, migration and how funding can reach those who need it 1:03:04

1y ago1:03:04

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COP28 is around the corner, and everyone wants to know: how will the conversations around finance for climate-affected states, which officially kicked off in Sharm El-Sheikh last November, pick up in Dubai? In this special edition of the #ClimateDiploPod, we go on a deep dive on climate, development and humanitarian funding with Andrew Harper, Spec…

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Episode 33: Integrating climate security in peacebuilding: Meet the Weathering Risk Peace Pillar 33:24

1+ y ago33:24

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The Peace Pillar initiative, launched in 2022, is sharing and elevating evidence-based recommendations in mainstreaming climate-security to support sustainable peace processes on the ground. It is guided by the analytical approach of Weathering Risk and translates climate-security foresight and analysis into peacebuilding action where it’s needed t…

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Episode 32: Farmer-herder conflicts: Climate change is the straw that broke the camel’s back 25:41

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If you work with climate, environment, development, humanitarian assistance or adjacent areas, you have certainly come across this particular type of conflict. But is climate change and environmental degradation really to blame? Join our hosts, Raquel Munayer and Alexandra Steinkraus, in a chat that looks into the post-colonial elements influencing…

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Episode 31: From advocates to experts: Youth leadership on peace, gender and migration 38:02

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In this episode, we are joined by Khouloud Ben Mansour, African Youth Ambassador for Peace with the African Union for North Africa and activist for women's and children's rights from Tunisia, to discuss migration, youth and gender in North African and beyond. We cover drivers of migration in the region, gender-based risks, and how to move beyond be…

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Episode 30: A sea of opportunity: Climate justice, grassroots movements and interregional cooperation in the Caribbean 28:15

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In this episode, Christianne Zakour, Advocate for Environmental Governance and Climate Justice, joins us to discuss shared challenges amongst Small Island Developing States, the potential for more interregional knowledge sharing and climate justice. She shares insights from her work in the Caribbean and the Caribbean Tree Planting Project and her r…

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Episode 29: Resilience gone wrong: Maladaptation as a side-effect of neglecting climate vulnerability 32:50

1+ y ago32:50

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Join our hosts, Raquel Munayer and Alexandra Steinkraus, for a conversation on how maladaptation makes communities even more vulnerable, rather than less, to climate change. Insights from Afghanistan, Colombia, Mali and the Pacific illustrate ways that negligence and poorly planned policies can lead to increased climate security risks, strengthened…

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Episode 28: News from the frontline: Why narrative matters when reporting on the climate-conflict nexus 30:10

1+ y ago30:10

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Reporting on the climate and environmental crises is increasingly a risky endeavour – even more so where insecurity and conflict are present. Environmental Journalist and Consultant Peter Schwartzstein spoke about the perils of covering the climate-conflict nexus in places like Syria and Iraq, why concise narratives matter for boosting action, and …

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Episode 27: HoP(ping) into the new year: A 2023 outlook on climate, peace and security 30:26

2y ago30:26

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Join us for a conversation with our Heads of Programme (HoPs) for Climate Diplomacy and Security, Janani Vivekananda and Benjamin Pohl, as we reflect on highlights from 2022 – from the launch of the Climate for Peace Initiative at BCSC 2022 to the establishment of the Loss and Damage Fund at COP27 – and identify developments to watch (and be hopefu…

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Episode 26: Revisiting roles: The evolution of climate, peace and security in the UNSC and beyond 24:25

2y ago24:25

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In this episode, we speak with Hafsa Maalim, one of the panel discussants at the 29 November UNSC meeting on climate, peace and security, to discuss the evolution of the understanding of Climate, Peace and Security (CPS) in the Security Council and how increased awareness of how climate, security and peacebuilding interact can offer a basis for add…

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Episode 25: BCSC and beyond: Looking back at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2022 31:38

2y ago31:38

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In this episode, Alina Viehoff joins one of our hosts, Alexandra Steinkraus, to discuss all things BCSC. As members of the organising team, together they discuss the key takeaways—from the need for better financing to the importance of inclusivity, equity and diversity, the Launch of the Climate for Peace Initiative and how to channel this agenda f…

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Episode 24: Eco wars & wasted havens: can international environmental law curb the impacts of conflicts on nature? 22:00

2y ago22:00

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In this episode, we are joined by Philippa Nuttall for a conversation on the impacts of war and conflict on nature, and about what can and is being done in the realm of international environmental law to counter-act these issues. She tells us about the weaponization of the environment in Ukraine, which has been ongoing already since 2014, discusses…

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Episode 23: Anticipating risk: applying foresight to tackle disaster-induced food insecurity 33:55

2y ago33:55

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Beyond its reactive role as a humanitarian agency, the World Food Programme (WFP) looks increasingly to preventative and anticipatory measures to hinder and reduce the impacts of climate-related disaster. Gernot Laganda, Chief of Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction at the WFP, brings some lessons from the field, suggest strategies to increase the r…

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Episode 22: Syria's poisoned earth: how war impacts the environment and the lives that depend on it 22:55

2+ y ago22:55

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It seems counter-intuitive to talk about environmental issues in Syria, in the face of overwhelming human suffering. Yet, human life requires functioning ecosystems, and over 10 years of war has left Syria's water and land in shambles. This episode's guest, Loujein Haj Youssef, Editor-in-Chief at the independent Syrian news platform Rozana Radio, c…

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Episode 21: Who's not at the table? Intersectional environmentalism, climate justice and why it's worth fighting for Utopia 23:03

2+ y ago23:03

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In this episode, we discuss feminist foreign policy, intersectional environmentalism, climate justice and how they are all interrelated. We offer a deep-dive into feminist foreign policy and feminist climate policy and explore why they´re important in light of climate security and climate justice. Finally, we speak about activism and why it´s worth…

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Episode 20: When a country mandate includes climate language: lessons from UNSOM 42:06

2+ y ago42:06

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In this episode, we discover what happens when the UN includes climate and environmental risks into a country mandate. Somalia is one of the first political missions to have climate and environmental language included in its mandate – and language has power. As a result, Somalia is the ground for several climate initiatives, ranging from risk asses…

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Episode 19: Regional cooperation for climate security: a look into the Horn of Africa 29:18

2+ y ago29:18

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In this episode, we speak with Ayan Mahamoud, Senior Coordinator of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional economic community with eight member states in the Horn of Africa. She walks us through some the region’s key climate-related risks to peace and security, and how IGAD is working to address these risks within the reg…

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Episode 18: Climate Security and the Tyranny of the Immediate in Libya 43:10

2+ y ago43:10

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In this episode, recorded just after the startling assassination attempt of the Libyan prime minister, we discuss climate security risks in Libya and how they are shaped by the country’s complicated political history. We hear how a weak social contract and large administration leave little space for development spending and the private sector, hind…

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Episode 17: What a Year! Looking Back at Climate Diplomacy and Climate Security in 2021 29:10

3y ago29:10

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This podcast episode looks back at progress, achievements and developments regarding climate diplomacy and security throughout the year 2021. It celebrates successes and discusses challenges, focusing on the most relevant and important events such as COP26, the journey of a topical UN Security Council resolution, the EU climate law, BCSC 2021 and m…

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Episode 16: Climate-related security risks as an opportunity for mediation? 38:46

3y ago38:46

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This special podcast episode, recorded live at the 2021 Berlin Climate Security Conference, explores how to integrate climate security into mediation and peacebuilding. Our expert panellists highlight a range of issues, including how climate risks can provide an entry point for mediation, how communities must be empowered with knowledge on climate …

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Episode 15: Climate Security around the world: examples of locally informed solutions - live from #BCSC 2021 44:12

3y ago44:12

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In this special episode, recorded live at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2021, we explore climate-related security risks and entry-points in three key regions: Southern Africa, the Arctic, and the Horn of Africa. We hear from the regional experts Ottilia Anna Maunganidze (Institute for Security Studies), Marisol Maddox (Wilson Center), …

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Episode 14: Setting the scene: EU climate diplomacy in a post-Covid-19 world 35:44

3y ago35:44

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The European Parliament issued a resolution on climate diplomacy in 2018. Since then, the policy landscape has evolved rapidly with the development of the European Green Deal, as well as the pandemic and ongoing efforts for a green post-Covid recovery. In this episode, Dennis Tänzler and Daria Ivleva highlight findings of their recent report on EU …

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Episode 13: What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic 29:38

3y ago29:38

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The Arctic is experiencing anthropogenic climate change at three times the global rate of change. Its sea ice minimum reached its second lowest level on record in 2020. Marisol Maddox, author of the CSEN risk brief on the Arctic, walks us through the critical climate-related breaking points the region is experiencing and why it matters for the whol…

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Episode 12: Old narratives die hard: Rethinking climate-induced human mobility 30:00

3y ago30:00

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Climate-induced mobility is more than sudden displacement. It is also a consequence of slow-onset changes, structural shortcomings and governance failures. Luckily, the opportunities for addressing it and adapting to its impacts are just as diverse. Beatrice Mosello and Gareth Price, authors of the report “Rethinking mobility in the face of global …

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Episode 11: South Asia on the brink: A look at climate change to help address the region's compound fragilities 36:40

3+ y ago36:40

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South Asia is one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world. Parts of the region are characterised by a high level of political instability and socio-economic backwardness. This convergence implies that climate change not only undermines human security, but could also heighten conflict risks. On the one hand, the region lacks the resource…

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Episode 10: Digging into food insecurity and climate change - Root causes and how (not) to solve it 20:32

3+ y ago20:32

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This episode digs into the food insecurity-climate change nexus. It looks at how vulnerable agriculture is to a rapidly and erratically changing climate, but at the same time, how much it contributes to it. We discuss some of the narratives around food security and the environmental systems needed for food production. This episode is a special edit…

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Episode 9: Let´s talk about Mali: The impacts of climate change on insecurity and gender inequality 36:13

3+ y ago36:13

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In this episode we speak about climate fragility risks in Mali together with Chitra Nagarajan, author of the climate fragility risk brief on Mali. During the interview, we hear her insights on how climate change is projected to affect Mali and learn more about the five pathways through which climate change impacts fragility in Mali. She also offers…

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Episode 8: Hot days ahead: How climate impacts are pushing Afghanistan’s multiple burdens to the brink 35:19

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For over 42 years, Afghanistan has endured nearly constant armed conflict, whether in the form of revolution, occupation, extremism or insurgency. This has taken a tremendous toll in human terms, but it has also exerted a powerful brake on the country’s development. Many Afghans are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change as a result of …

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Episode 7: Does China's Belt and Road initiative put the brakes on decarbonisation? The case of Kazakhstan 19:22

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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a prime example of how decarbonisation processes interact with geopolitics. China’s support to energy, transportation and industrial projects inﬂuence emissions trajectories of the partner countries, and investments often underpin the geopolitical aspirations of China and its partners. The specific projects and…

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Episode 6: COVID and Climate Security 27:19

3+ y ago27:19

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The COVID-19 pandemic has profound global impacts. While all countries have been affected, the pandemic is hitting those that were already struggling with poverty, conflict and the impacts of climate change especially hard. This podcast episode seeks to explore these dynamics by interviewing the authors of the Climate Security Expert Network Report…

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Episode 5: We Need To Talk: Changing Climate, Changing Conflicts 30:09

4y ago30:09

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This podcast features Andrew Gilmour, Executive Director of the Berghof Foundation, and Janani Vivekananda, Senior Advisor at adelphi, in an intimate fireside chat. Moderated by renowned mediator and former diplomat Günther Baechler, they discuss why and how climate change and environmental considerations should be an integral part of conflict anal…

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Episode 4: Foreign Affairs and the 2030 Agenda 11:22

5+ y ago11:22

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The world needs to undergo a deep, transformative change to achieve sustainability. Yet, progress on many of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda is lagging while the willingness to cooperate internationally often seems to be waning. Foreign policy must help bridge this gap, ensuring ambition and providing guidance. In this episo…

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Episode 3: Populism and Climate Change 19:31

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Right-wing populist parties are already part of the governments of seven EU member states and are expected to make up a quarter of MEPs after the European elections in May 2019. The dwindling trust of citizens in democratic institutions and in Europe, the re-sorting of party spectrums, the declining influence of traditional popular parties as well …

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Episode 2: #Doable - The Planetary Security Conference 2019 18:46

5+ y ago18:46

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The Planetary Security Conference brings together experts, policy makers and politicians from around the world to discuss how best to tackle the security risks of climate change. The conference also reports on progress towards meeting the ambitions of The Hague Declaration which set out an action agenda for the community of practice on climate secu…

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Episode 1: The UNSC's role in addressing climate related security risks 14:35

5+ y ago14:35

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With climate change increasingly being seen as a security issue, we ask what role the United Nations Security Council could and should play. To answer this question, we are joined on the Climate Diplomacy podcast by UN expert and Chatham House Associate Fellow Oli Brown. In this podcast, Oli explains some of the challenges that the UN Security Coun…

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SS011: Shadow Play, Social Justice, Movement & More with Livia Cohen-Shapiro

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Happy (belated) New Moon, wonderfuls! The New Moon Juju is still potent–can you feel it? Woo, this is the first episode in a while. Lots of things have gone down: personally, culturally, socially. It’s the end of the world as we know it, but that’s a good thing. Today, I’m talking to Livia Cohen-Shapiro of Ecstatic Unfoldment and Applied Psychology…

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SS010: Inclusive Spaces & Redefining Sexy with Jenna Noah, MA, LPCC

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Happy New Moon, lovers! The new moon is a time for introspection, reflection. There is something transforming beneath the surface–the membrane of collective chrysalis churns and bulges with what is about to emerge. This impending emerging is potent: I see it in the world, in the people I know, and in myself. We are about to burst forth in a way tha…

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SS009: Conscious Relationship & Luscious Movement with Amy Segreti

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Happy New Moon, lovers! Tonight, the moon moves into Cancer–a sign that hugely emanates love, nourishment, emotiveness and cozying down, hard. Amy and I are talking just those things today: self-care in the form of movement practice, and how moving your gorgeous body can unlock hidden wisdom. We also talk relationships: what to do when you start ey…

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SS008: Women's Circles & Body Image with Aubry Hoffman

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Today is a doozy, sugars. We’ve got the Full Moon, we’ve got the Summer Solstice, we’ve got Aubry Hoffman on the line talking women’s circles, the balance of Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine, body image, media…oh my! Also, whether you’ve been listening for a while or this is your first episode with me, I invite you to leave a review on ITunes, …

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SS007: Conscious Entrepreneurship with Adi Shakti

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Oh Heavens, Happy Full Moon, lovely ones! Today I talk to Adi Shakti, the Six Figure Yogini, who is an utterly brilliant yoga teacher, and all-around business badass. We chat women in leadership, conscious entrepreneurship and supporting each other as we develop and manifest a new story. BAM. I’m so excited to share this conversation with you–enjoy…

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Sri Sessions 006: Community & Ancestral Medicine with Rachel Thomas

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https://googledrive.com/host/0B-9G7YOp8mMgei1xY0FscXZRNGc/ss006rachel.mp3 Subscribe via iTunes Download Here New moon in Taurus, lovely ones! Today I’m talking all about abundance in its many forms with my friggin’ amazing teacher-mentor-sister Rachel Thomas. Included in today’s conversation: A Money practice that changed my game! Ancestral Medicin…

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