{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Unique Practical Urban Climate Actions \u2013 Joan\u2019s Panel of International City Innovators from Smart City Expo World Congress 2025","description":"  The World Bank reports that, \u201ctoday, more than half of the world\u2019s population \u2013 over 4 billion people \u2013 lives in cities.\u201d It also estimates that this shift is going to continue, in fact to DOUBLE to nearly 70% \u2013 or 7 out of every 10 people will live in cities by 2050. That\u2019s only 25 years away. At the same time, extreme weather events are increasingly devastating cities \u2013 we have all witnesses how Hurricane Melissa decimated Jamaica last week, for example, destroying home and businesses, schools, houses of worship, government buildings, everything. So what can, should and ARE cities doing to keep their people and economies safe and climate resilient?  What\u2019s working and what can we learn from them?  Today we\u2019re going to find out from four extraordinary women from across the globe.\u201d Joan Michelson\u2019s Introduction to the Panel at Smart City Expo 2025   We need to share what works in cities across the globe, and that\u2019s exactly what my esteemed panel did recently at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. Here is the recording of Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson\u2019s panel which includes three women from three countries: Japan, Bolivia and Argentina, as well as Joan from the U.S. Listen to hear fascinating ideas and stories from these women: You\u2019ll hear from: \u25cf Nidya Pes\u00e1ntez is UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean Representative in Bolivia, where she also coordinates the Environmental Strategy for a Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean.  \u25cf       Sof\u00eda Mar\u00eda Galnares Giagnorio C\u00e1mara is Provincial Deputy of Santa Fe Deputy, Argentina, and the youngest elected provincial deputy in Santa Fe province. She also serves as President of the Commission on Environment and Natural Resources in the Legislature. \u25cf       Asuka Ito is an international advisor to the Government of Japan\u2019s Cabinet Office on the Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP). She serves on the International Advisory Board for the Phase-3 \u201cSmart Mobility Platform\u201d initiative in Japan. \u25cf        Plus, questions from the audience   Read Joan\u2019s Forbes articles here.   You\u2019ll also like: \u00b7       Predicting Climate Impacts In Neighborhoods \u2013 with Jessica Filante Farrington, AT&T\u2019s Director of Global Sustainability \u00b7       The Politics of Climate & Energy \u2013 with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus \u00b7       AI and Climate Solutions \u2013 with Stephanie Hare, Ph.D., Researcher, Author of \u201cTechnology Is Not Neutral\u201d and BBC Broadcaster \u00b7       Climate Policy & the Economy \u2013 with Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor, Biden Administration, and former EPA Administrator under President Obama Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson ","author_name":"Electric Ladies Podcast - Women Leaders Discuss Careers, Trends, Technologies and Innovation in Energy, Climate, and Corporate Responsibility","author_url":"http:\/\/www.electricladiespodcast.com","html":"