Babbage at COP27: Part two—adapting to a changing climate

<p>COP27 has kicked off in Egypt, and <a href="https://www.economist.com/special-report/2022/11/01/the-world-has-to-adapt-to-the-climate-change-it-will-not-avoid?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">adaptation</a> is high on the agenda. In the second episode of our series covering the conference, we explore how to step up <a href="https://www.economist.com/special-report/2022/11/01/the-rich-world-is-wrong-to-think-that-climate-impacts-in-poor-countries-dont-matter?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">global efforts to adapt</a> to a changing climate.</p><br><p>Edward McBride, <em>The Economist</em>’s briefings editor, travels to Iraq to investigate how a <a href="https://www.economist.com/special-report/2022-11-05?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hotter world is affecting the way people live</a>. Adeline Stuart-Watt, an adaptation policy fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, explains how to implement and finance climate-resilient projects.</p><br><p>Alok Jha hosts with Catherine Brahic, <em>The Economist</em>’s environment editor, and Vijay Vaitheeswaran, our global energy and climate innovation editor.</p><br><p>Listen to our mini-series at <a href="http://economist.com/COP27pod?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economist.com/COP27pod</a> and follow all of <em>The Economist</em>’s climate