Policy People Podcast: Think Tanking Under Lockdown with Adriana Abdenur

Welcome to the Policy People Podcast. In this conversation I learn about the process of starting a digital think tank when in lockdown with&#160;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aabdenur/">Adriana Abdenur</a>. We discuss her personal encounter with COVID, the drama of setting up a tank virtually, the benefits of remote hiring, the importance of institutional networks for new tanks, how tank funding is secured in the global South , the causes behind the lack of female leadership in tanks, the plight of NGOs in Bolsonaro&#8217;s Brazil, how climate change is reconfiguring security policy, and many more topics. &#160;&#160;<br/><br/>You can listen to the episode right away in the audio player embedded above, or right below it you can click &#8220;Listen in podcast app&#8221; &#8212; which will connect you to the show&#8217;s feed.&#160;Alternatively, you can click the icons below to listen to it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.&#160;<br/><br/>If you enjoy this conversation and would like to help the show, consider sharing this episode with a friend. Getting the word out about the show really helps us to grow and keep new episodes coming your way.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aabdenur/">Adriana Abdenur</a>&#160;is Co-Founder of&#160;<a href="https://plataformacipo.org/">Plataforma CIPO</a>, a Brazil-based, women-led think tank focusing on the intersection of climate, peace-building and conflict policy. Before starting her own tank, Adriana worked at other tanks in Brazil, where she headed climate and safety projects as well as peace-building operations in Latin America and elsewhere in the Global South. She is now also a Senior Fellow at the UN&#8217;s University Center for Policy Research, where she works on climate governance and innovation. In addition to her professional commitments, Adriana is also a proud mother of two. You can reach Adriana on&#160;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aabdenur/">LinkedIn</a>and on Twitter. Her Twitter handle is&#160;<a href="https://twitter.com/aabdenur?lang=