In episode 221 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons hosts some of the world’s leading adaptation experts (and previous podcast guests) to make climate predictions for  2025! From the growing impacts of wildfires reshaping communities, extreme heat, adaptation technology, to the potential massive shifts in climate policy under a new presidential administration, this year promises to be a turning point. Join us as we explore the trends, innovations, and strategies that will define climate adaptation in the year to come.

Experts in this Episode:

 Emilie Mazzacurati – Co-Founder of Tailwind (Transcript Interview)

 Dr. Jesse Keenan – Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning, Director, Center on Climate Change and Urbanism at Tulane University (Transcript Interview)

 Dr. AR Siders – Director of the Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub at the University of Delaware (Transcript Interview)

 Shaun Martin – Vice President, Adaptation and Resilience, World Wildlife Fund (Transcript Interview)

 Dr. Shalini Vajjhala – Executive Director of PRE Collective (Transcript Interview)

 Mark Nevitt – Associate Professor of Law at the Emory University School of Law (Transcript Interview)

 Dr. Carolyn Kousky – Founder Insurance for Good (Transcript Interview)

 Beth Gibbons – Director of the Resiliency Office Washtenaw County, Michigan (Transcript Interview)

 Dr. Ladd Keith – Associate professor in the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, University of Arizona (Transcript Interview)