Episode 41: SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and Communities

In conversation with Mika Mei Jia Tan on #SDG11- Sustainable Cities and Communities. Mika is the Co-Founder and Lead for East and Southeast Asia at the Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub), developing tools and guidance to enable local governments to plan with nature. She has been building capacity and tools for non-state actors to participate meaningfully in biodiversity governance and action for the past 15 years. An interdisciplinary thinker, Mika holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies (Conservation Biology) from Middlebury College, USA, and is an inaugural Middlebury Social Entrepreneurship Fellow. In this episode, we talk about climate change, its impact on cities and people, and explore how cities can be made more sustainable. We hear Mika's vision for UBHub and her work with young leaders. We also discuss how biodiversity governance and sustainability can be prioritised along with economic growth.

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