Alicia White argues that Climate Week’s momentum must translate into long-term partnerships that give local residents leadership, resources, and decision-making power to shape climate resilience in their neighborhoods.
Resource local leadership: fund and support community-led projects and fellowships that develop resident capacity.
Invest in relationships: sustained collaboration among nonprofits, researchers, policymakers, businesses, philanthropies, and residents matters more than one-off grants.
As they take place, we can't forget the New Yorkers living closest to those conversations, who still don't have an adequate voice in where climate resources go. In communities across New York, the effects of climate change are not felt equally. Climate Week is incredibly important to progress, and if we want the momentum of this week to continue year-round, we must invest with communities, instead of just in them.
Communities have ideas for improving neighborhoods, but they often lack the resources to put them into action. The people who live in a community understand their community in ways no outside organization ever fully can. Yet too often, communities are brought into the process after priorities have already been established.
Neighborhoods with fewer trees and green spaces can experience more extreme heat and flooding, while communities that have historically received fewer environmental investments often have fewer resources to prepare for and respond to climate challenges. These experiences left an impression, and they ultimately led me to create Project Petals, an award-winning nonprofit organization dedicated to revitalizing under-resourced and BIPOC communities disproportionately impacted by climate and environmental challenges. They know which spaces are neglected, as I did.
The environmental community has an opportunity to galvanize action, and NRDC is proud to host a strong lineup of events this year. By Manish Bapna, President & Chief Executive Officer, NRDC Climate Week arrives at a moment of extraordinary geopolitical and economic turbulence. Energy insecurity and rising costs are str
NEW YORK, September 22 (IPS) - The Climate Group’s annual conference in New York City has attracted thousands of attendees this year, among them world leaders, corporate heads, philanthropists, and climate advocates. Those leaders present at the opening ceremony of Climate Week have made clear calls to collectively tac
Climate weeks, organized by the international non-profit Climate Group, have become a fixture of the global climate calendar, with over 20 city-based editions taking place across the year. San Francisco opened the season in April, London Climate Action Week ran 20–28 June, and Toronto hosted its edition in early June.
In a standing-room-only crowd, industry and government leaders announced plans to increase investments in the clean energy transition, capitalizing on the enormous opportunities in the shift to a stronger, more resilient economy. - - Ceres Mainstage at Climate Week NYC highlighted ways to scale and speed the transition
The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) is diving headfirst into Climate Week NYC with several hands-on activities aimed at educating visitors about the effects of climate change and, more importantly, ways they can work together to prevent it. The science center, located within Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Corona, is
LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City is preparing the future workforce in renewable energy and sustainable technology sectors as Climate Week NYC continues to bring awareness to the escalating climate crisis. The college partnered with Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn to deliver a five-day, hands-o
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