The reality is, no matter what we do going forward, we’ve already changed the climate. So while it’s critical to try to minimize those changes, it’s also important that we start to prepare for them. On Episode 4 of Not Cool, Ariel explores the concept of climate adaptation — what it means, how it’s being implemented, and where there’s still work to be done. She’s joined by Jessica Troni, head of UN Environment’s Climate Change Adaptation Unit, who talks warming scenarios, adaptation strategies, implementation barriers, and more.

Topics discussed include:

Climate adaptation: ecology-based, infrastructure

Funding sources

Barriers: financial, absorptive capacity

Developed vs. developing nations: difference in adaptation approaches, needs, etc.

UN Environment

Policy solutions

Social unrest in relation to climate

Feedback loops and runaway climate change

Warming scenarios

What individuals can do