Jorge Gastelumendi On Climate Games, Chief Heat Officers, And Reshaping Resilience

How can video games drive climate resilience? Could Minecraft and Fortnite teach kids (and adults) about adapting to extreme temperatures and other punishing climate risks? Jorge Gastelumendi, Senior Director at the Atlantic Council’s Climate Resilience Center, certainly thinks so. He joins Climate Proofers to talk about the newly renamed center, which has an exciting mission to reach one billion people with resilience solutions. Sounds hard, right? Jorge breaks down the three strategic pillars of the center, and its work so far engaging with the video games industry and promoting Chief Heat Officers around the world. He also shares his observations of a project close to his heart — Peru’s National Carbon Registry — explaining how this sort of initiative can help restore credibility and integrity to carbon markets, which have potential to channel millions of dollars into adaptation and mitigation projects. Sign up to climateproof.news for a twice-weekly dose of climate adaptation & resilience news and insights. Questions? Comments? Email Louie at [email protected]