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Reimagining Government

Reimagining Government

Written by: Centre for Public Impact
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Governments are under increasing pressure to bring about the results people expect, while remaining trusted and relevant. And yet, the systems, structures, and processes of government today are often not set up to respond to the complex challenges we face as a society. In recent years, wicked problems such as the global pandemic, climate crisis, persistent racial and economic inequity, as well as a rise in misinformation have brought into sharp focus the need for government to work differently.

From the Centre for Public Impact, this podcast explores radical new approaches to addressing the most pressing issues of our time by speaking with public servants and politicians at the heart of government around the world.

Learn more about this emerging vision for better government at centreforpublicimpact.org

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Episodes
  • Why the future belongs to young leaders: Elizabeth Wathuti and Fina Girard on courage and climate action

    Why the future belongs to young leaders: Elizabeth Wathuti and Fina Girard on courage and climate action
    Dec 18 2025

    What happens when young voices refuse to be sidelined in the fight against climate change?

    In this season finale of Reimagining Government, hosts Gabrielle Beran and Kandice Louis-Wilson speak with Elizabeth Wathuti, O.G.W, Kenyan climate activist and Founder of the Green Generation Initiative, and Fina Girard, Member of the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt.

    Together, they reflect on their journeys from grassroots activism to shaping global and local policy, the barriers young leaders face, and why youth perspectives are essential to building just and sustainable futures.

    Their stories close the season with a call for courage, collaboration, and reimagined leadership.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Dr Farhana Sultana: Unequal earth, unjust climate

    Dr Farhana Sultana: Unequal earth, unjust climate
    Dec 4 2025

    What does justice look like in the face of a global climate crisis shaped by colonialism and inequality?

    In this episode of Reimagining Government, hosts Gabrielle Beran and Kandice Louis-Wilson talk with Dr. Farhana Sultana, leading scholar of climate justice and Professor of Geography at Syracuse University.

    Farhana unpacks how climate coloniality continues to shape policies and outcomes, why Global South voices are sidelined, and how centring equity and care can transform global climate governance.

    Her insights challenge us to reckon with history, rebalance power, and reimagine climate action through the lens of justice.
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    35 mins
  • Defending the rainforest: Daniela Orofino Poubel's fight for the Amazon and its peoples

    Defending the rainforest: Daniela Orofino Poubel's fight for the Amazon and its peoples
    Nov 20 2025

    What does it take to defend the Amazon, and why does it matter for the whole world?

    In this episode of Reimagining Government, hosts Gabrielle Beran and Kandice Louis-Wilson speak with Daniela Orofino Poubel, Director at Amazônia de Pé, a Brazilian grassroots movement uniting over 300 organisations to protect the rainforest and its peoples.

    Daniela shares her journey from organising on the ground to building national coalitions, the challenges and power of collective action, and why optimism is as vital as urgency in the climate fight.

    This conversation reveals lessons for governments everywhere on listening to grassroots voices, learning from Indigenous knowledge, and rethinking who holds power as the world responds to a changing climate.
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    37 mins
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