Welcome to Episode 4 of "Innovating Green", where host Romain Pison sits down with Naz Beykan, a foremost expert in climate resilience and urban adaptation. Naz brings a decade of invaluable experience working with development organizations, municipalities, and the private sector to build resilient, green infrastructures that adapt to our changing climate.

In this episode, we focus on the innovative Building Resilience Index program that Naz supports at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The program pairs resilience practices with efficiency measures to drive both mitigation of emissions and adaptation to climate change. The Building Resilience Index equips stakeholders in the building sector, from construction developers to governments, with a unique web-based hazard mapping and resilience assessment framework.

Naz shares her insights from her role in developing local climate change adaptation guidelines for Turkey's municipalities and the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's "2018 Climate Change Action Plan." She also provides a comprehensive view of her work with the EDGE Green Buildings Market Transition Program in Turkey.

This enlightening conversation illuminates the crucial need for climate adaptation in our cities and underscores the role of resilient, green buildings in driving this transformation. Join us as we delve into the pioneering work that Naz and her colleagues are doing, contributing significantly to the global fight against climate change and leading the way towards a more resilient, sustainable future.