Next Steps for Climate Resilience

11/08/2025 23 min Temporada 1 Episodio 122
Next Steps for Climate Resilience

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Businesses investing in climate resilience and adaptation could see tangible returns – $2-$19 in value for every dollar spent – while taking the necessary steps to avoid annual profitability declines from climate impacts of up to 7% by 2035. How can new strategies, from partnerships to technology and innovation, be leveraged to strengthen these efforts? Speakers: Deliang Chen, Professor, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University Beat Strebel, Chief Executive Officer, Reinsurance China; Country President, China, Swiss Reinsurance Company   Qin Yi, Presenter and Reporter, Shanghai Media Group   Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Special Envoy for Financing Sustainable Development, United Nations   Solveigh Hieronimus, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company   Lindsay Hooper, Chief Executive Officer, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership   This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 24 June, 2025.  Watch it here:  https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2025/sessions/next-steps-for-climate-adaptation/   Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub