In conversation with Mika Mei Jia Tan on #SDG11- Sustainable Cities and Communities. Mika is the Co-Founder and Lead for East and Southeast Asia at the Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub), developing tools and guidance to enable local governments to plan with nature. She has been building capacity and tools for non-state actors to participate meaningfully in biodiversity governance and action for the past 15 years. An interdisciplinary thinker, Mika holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies (Conservation Biology) from Middlebury College, USA, and is an inaugural Middlebury Social Entrepreneurship Fellow.

In this episode, we talk about climate change, its impact on cities and people, and explore how cities can be made more sustainable. We hear Mika's vision for UBHub and her work with young leaders. We also discuss how biodiversity governance and sustainability can be prioritised along with economic growth.

In conversation with Harshita Sinha, PhD Candidate in the Department of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her doctoral research focuses on Internal migrant workers access to welfare and social rights in the Indian Informal Economy.

In this episode of the SDG series, we talk about SDG 10 targets, and focus on the challenges surrounding equitable migration policies and practice. We talk about the role of state and non-state actors, and the critical role that people play in promoting equal and inclusive spaces in areas where migrants move. We also talk about the relationship between migration and socio-economic mobility, and how one does not necessarily lead to the other. Finally, we listen to Harshita's D-Dream.

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Tune into DevDive's next episode to dive into SDG 10 where we are in conversation with Harshita Sinha, PhD Candidate at The London School of Economics and Political Science.