NEW PODCAST: The Climate Carrot Debuts with a Recipe for Collaboration

Water at the Heart of Climate Action (WHCA) is pleased to share the debut episode of The Climate Carrot podcast, hosted by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, offering an insightful look into how our collaboration across sectors can strengthen climate resilience.

Titled “Many Cooks in the Kitchen,” the episode dives into the realities of working across institutions, disciplines, and borders to address climate and water-related challenges. Recorded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the conversation brings together voices from across the WHCA consortium.

A Conversation Across Sectors

The episode features a diverse group of experts and practitioners, including:

• Elise Tuinier, Programme, Consortium Coordinator, WHCA
• Stefania Giodini, Manager, Water, Climate & Nature, Netherlands Red Cross
• Ramesh Tripathi, Project Manager, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• Phoebe Shikuku, Early Warning System Expert, UNDRR
• Grace Kiyagaba, Project Manager, Uganda Red Cross Society
• Paul Rutebuka, Project Manager, Rwanda Red Cross
• Abdel Raman Sakayron, Director General, Nile Water, Ministry of Water Resources, Sudan

Through engaging and candid discussions, the speakers reflect on the opportunities and challenges of working together in complex and often fragile contexts. From building trust between institutions to aligning mandates across sectors, the episode highlights what it takes to turn collaboration into meaningful climate action.

From Dialogue to Action

At the heart of the conversation is a shared understanding: climate risks cannot be addressed in isolation. The episode illustrates how partnerships between governments, humanitarian organizations, and communities can strengthen early warning systems, enable anticipatory action, and ensure that climate information leads to timely and practical decisions.

Listeners will gain insight into how coordinated approaches are already making a difference, helping communities better prepare for and respond to climate variability and water-related risks. The stories shared demonstrate that when diverse actors come together, they can co-create solutions that are both locally relevant and sustainable.

Listen and Learn

Tune in to The Climate Carrot on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart to explore more stories of climate action from around the world. You can also learn more about the initiative and its work online.

Credit: Mary Anne Zeilstra and Cheikh Kane, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre