CFR podcast: Rising Tides in Coastal Cities

Why It Matters

Council on Foreign Relations podcast Why It Matters:

The world is already witnessing the effects of climate change. One inescapable and irreversible consequence is sea-level rise, which could destroy coastal cities. How will the world adapt to rising tides?

Guests:
Alice C. Hill, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
Klaus Jacob, Geophysicist and Emeritus Research Professor, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Netherlands
Gernot Wagner, Climate economist, Columbia Business School

Host:
Gabrielle Sierra

Listen: cfr.org/podcasts/climate-adaptation-rising-tides-in-coastal-cities.

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