Vishaan Chakrabarti

“People who are being disproportionately affected by climate change deserve to have access to the resources they need to make sense of the disasters that are destroying their communities — and what they can do about it,” says Sophia Kianni. She speaks at Session 7 of the TED Countdown Summit on October 15, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)

For week 4 of TED2020, leaders in international development, history, architecture and public policy explored how we might rebuild during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing protests against racial injustice in the United States. Below, a recap of their insights.