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Introducing Impact Investing

Impact investing refers to investing with the intention to generate and measure social and environmental benefits alongside a financial return. Impact investors intend to have a social impact,…

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Interview with Kristyna Pelikanova, EIB

This video is the third video of unit 6 of the course Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience taught by Nathalie Doswald, Mikhail Fernandes, and Xinyue Gu. What are…

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Interview with Koen Doens, Director General DG-INTPA, European Commission

This video is the sixth video of unit 5.1 of the course Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience taught by Nathalie Doswald, Mikhail Fernandes, and Xinyue Gu. What are…

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Interview with Mami Mizutori, UNDRR

This video is the third video of unit 5.1 of the course Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience taught by Nathalie Doswald, Mikhail Fernandes, and Xinyue Gu. What are…

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Nature-based Solutions Nuts & Bolts

This video is the first video of unit 2.2 of the course Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience taught by Nathalie Doswald, Mikhail Fernandes, and Xinyue Gu. What are…

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Q&A | David Jensen & Carl Bruch | 2018 Mar. 6

David Jensen and Carl Bruch answer questions relating to Week 1 of the ESSP course. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Q&A | Raf Tuts | 2017 Jan. 28

Raf Tuts, Director of the Programme Division of UN Habitat, answers questions related to land management and planning and environmental planning more broadly. This video is licensed under the CC…

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Q&A | Aromar Revi | 2018 May 3

Aromar Revi answers questions relating to the topics covered in Module 4. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Sustainable Development: The Post-Capitalist Order - Trailer

Sustainable development represents a shift from our current system of inequitable capitalism to one that prioritizes prosperity for all, while remaining conscious of its environmental impact and…

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Environmental Planning, Management and the Politics of Change

This video is part of Module 7: How can the urban environment be protected and cities be made resilient? Learn how the government, the private sector, and other actors can support sustainable urban…

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Urban Utilities and Infrastructure

This video is part of Module 2: What makes a city function? Learn about urban utilities and services, urban infrastructure, and critical environmental services.

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Novel Entities

Novel entities refer to the release of chemical pollution into the environment, which signals a focus on the role of human-caused changes that fundamentally change biogeochemical, ecological, and…

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Humanity's Period of Grace: The Holocene

What is the desired state of planet Earth? We use different "cups" to show the various stable states that the ecosystem can reside in. We have been in the Holocene period for the last…

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Managing Environmental Challenges

The Exxon Valdez was the event that pushed the world to action when it came to oil spills; in this chapter, Daniel Franks takes a look at policy actions available to address environmental challenges.…

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Environmental Challenges and Trends: Oil and Gas

In this chapter, Daniel Franks outlines some of the key environmental trends associated with the extractive industries and looks at what the policy options are available to address and manage these…

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Smart Cities and Transport

This chapter discusses the transformation to smart cities and transport. Professor Sachs addresses the various dimensions of transformation, including smart infrastructure, zoning patterns,…

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