Planet Possible

Andy Taylor, Niki Roach

Planet Possible gets behind the headlines and straight to the facts of global environmental issues.

Join host Niki Roach as she meets practitioners and visionaries working on the big issues in water, nature and climate change - and finds out what they would make possible with the Planet Possible Magic Wand!

Planet Possible is brought to you by CIWEM; a community of environmental professionals creating a more positive world.

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111 episodes
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Oct 14, 2021 · 38 min
Greening Cities
Join Niki and her co-host, Anusha Shah, Director of Resilient Cities at Arcadis as they explore how green our cities are - and what's possible. Hear from Dusty Gedge, President of the European Federation of Green Roofs and passionate environmentalist who's mapped all of the green roof potential in London about what he sees are the ways forward to change our citiscapes globally.
Sep 22, 2021 · 38 min
COP26
With just 40 days to go until COP26, hear from Chris Stark, the CEO of the UK's Climate Change Committee and Niki's co-host, Dr Mark Fletcher, what we can expect and hope for from this year's Conference of the Parties in Glasgow in November.
Sep 1, 2021 · 40 min
COP15
Join CIWEM President Niki Roach and her co-host Richard Benwell as they talk about COP - but maybe not the one you'd expect! We interview Craig Bennett, the CEO of The Wildlife Trusts and hear his reflections on how COVID and the nature emergency are linked, our current progress on the nature emergency and what a successful COP15 looks like.
Jun 9, 2021 · 38 min
Climate
Are our schools ready to adapt to climate change? How do we engage children about the future of the planet without overwhelming them? Join us as we kick off Season 2 exploring climate change and education!
May 21, 2021 · 4 min
A few of the best bits
Catch up on some of the best bits from Season 1
May 5, 2021 · 50 min
Demand
Reducing our demand for water is an issue for both the environment and for social justice. Hear from a range of key decision makers in the UK as they share their views on how we can reduce our demand for water and what the forthcoming Environment Bill has in store to help us all do that.
Mar 22, 2021 · 35 min
WASH (WAter, Sanitation & Hygiene)
The perfect listen to accompany World Water Day & it's theme of Valuing Water. Find out how WaterAid in Nepal and Anglian Water in the UK have developed an innovative partnership to share practical expertise.
Mar 2, 2021 · 33 min
Resilience
Explore how slowing the flow and adopting Te Mana o te Wai - the Māori approach to prioritising the health of waterways are being used to improve our resilience to climate change and flooding events in the UK and Aotearoa.
Feb 9, 2021 · 34 min
Pride
Feeling safe at work is something we may take for granted. Hear how Pride in Water is making great strides to enable everyone to bring their full selves to work and always feel safe.
Jan 25, 2021 · 24 min
Flooding
Reducing the fear and impact of flooding through strong partnerships.
Dec 16, 2020 · 34 min
Advocacy
The science and art of influence. Niki's special guest co-host is Barbara, Baroness Young Of Old Scone, plus her big interview is with Jake Rigg of Affinity Water and Alastair Chisholm from CIWEM. Join them to hear why advocacy is even necessary in the water and environment sector, hear first hand examples of advocacy in action and listen to their top tips for getting advocacy right.