S9 E1 - How Could We? Transform cities through storytelling, culture & collaboration

Welcome to a new season of How Could We?, recorded live at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris - an event focused on showcasing sustainable solutions and profiling sustainability leaders making an impact.

This week Anne-Sophie Garrigou interviews Marion Waller, Executive Director of the Pavillon de L'Arsenal in Paris. The Pavillon de L’Arsenal is a centre for architecture and urban planning, as well as a museum.

Marion talks about the importance of collaboration between cities when tackling climate challenges, the role of culture and storytelling in driving urban transformation, how architecture acts as a bridge between identity and climate resilience, as well as the role of public engagement through imagination.

If you enjoyed this episode, we recommend checking out our episode about building a sustainable mass timber market in East Africa with Syakaa William - as well as our fifth season, whose content is also focused on cities.

This episode is part of Climate KIC’s #LiveableCities Campaign 2025, which highlights our leadership in transforming cities across Europe into climate-resilient, just, and regenerative places. Through initiatives like NetZeroCities, CitiES 2030, Climathon, EIT Community New European Bauhaus and the Pilot Cities Programme, we support local governments and communities in creating scalable solutions to tackle climate challenges. By showcasing diverse approaches - from citizen engagement and innovative financing to sustainable mobility and urban heat mitigation - this campaign amplifies the stories behind the systems change we’re helping to orchestrate.

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This episode was presented and produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anne-Sophie Garrigou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and co-produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bárbara Mendes-Jorge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community. We are here to help create climate-resilient societies and fight the climate breakdown, building better futures for local communities, globally.
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