Between tropical cyclones and atmospheric rivers, the rainy season has arrived on the West Coast, and with climate change, storms and flooding have intensified. SAN CARLOS UNIFIED DISTRICT is leading the way on stormwater management, working with County agency Flows to Bay to adapt to this new, wet normal. Check out their incredible work in our new spotlight, made possible by our collaboration with California Collaborative for Educational Excellence and Ten Strands: https://lnkd.in/gRc4sGw7
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Reports show that the economic benefits of green schoolyards outweigh the initial costs. They create economic value by boosting children's learning, enhancing environmental sustainability and supporting community development and health. Learn how the City of Dearborn, Michigan has prioritized green schoolyards as an investment in economic development and public health.
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Students in Prince George’s County, Maryland, wanted climate action. Parents, teachers, and school officials did, too. Together, they achieved a milestone that is having a ripple effect in their own school district and statewide. In 2022, Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) established the very first school district Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) in Maryland. Since then, a workgroup implementing the plan has been taking concrete steps toward clean energy in school buildings, bus fleets, and landscapes. https://hubs.ly/Q02yR1ZL0
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Spotlight: Resilient San Carlos Schoolyards The San Carlos School District is leading the way in creating climate-resilient campuses. Guided by expert partnerships and community input, they've implemented projects ranging from rain barrels and gardens to large-scale bioretention areas and eco-friendly play spaces. ?? Their journey highlights the importance of school districts in stormwater management, climate adaptation, and eco-literacy. Explore their innovative approach and lessons learned: https://bit.ly/SCSDS
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Extreme heat is life-threatening, and this summer is predicted to be the hottest on record. As a record-breaking heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, our most under-served communities are at risk. Deadly heat waves remind us of the urgency of equitable climate justice. In light of this historic heat dome, Bullfrog Films presents COOKED: Survival by ZIP Code, the story of how, in 1995, 739 Chicago residents—mostly elderly and Black—died over the course of just one week in the worst heat disaster in U.S. history. Directed by Peabody Award-winner Judith Helfand, COOKED shines a powerful light on the issues of poverty, race, class, and education that underlie how natural disasters claim lives by linking the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave's devastation to the man-made disaster of structural racism, and delving into one of our nation's biggest growth industries: Disaster Preparedness. Available now on DVD, DVD+DSL and streaming for educational use. #heatwave #heatdeath #climatejustice #structuralracism #urbanplanning #urbanstudies #disasterpreparedness #documentary #bullfrogfilms https://lnkd.in/e7QRKiit
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Policy and for-profit solutions are powerful tools against climate change, but philanthropy has a special role in mitigating the human costs -- disruptions to education, damage to livelihoods, and toll of mental health. Prof. Jisung Park's book is a good read about the hidden costs of climate change.
R. Jisung Park, our colleague at the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, writes in his book Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World about the human consequences of natural disasters -- for example, what happens to children when schooling is disrupted by repeated storms or floods. The COVID pandemic was a global example of how learning can be affected in a pandemic, but these kinds of disruptions also happen in localized disasters around the world, and some communities are disproportionately and repeatedly affected. As part of a Penn Environmental Innovations Initiative research community, our founding executive director, Katherina Rosqueta, is currently working with Jisung and nine other Penn colleagues to look at how donors can build societal resistance to environmental crises so that children and communities can thrive under pressure. Read an excerpt from Jisung's book here: https://lnkd.in/efAn6yCY
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?? Wildfires and worsening air quality are increasing health and safety risks for vulnerable communities like Porterville, California. In this insightful article from Stanford's Climate & Energy Policy Program, CAPS intern Judith Gomez and co-authors dive into the urgent need for equity-driven climate action to protect schools and students. CAPS partnered with Stanford's Climate & Energy Policy Program to install air quality sensors across the Porterville Unified School District, ensuring that students have access to safe learning environments. Read more. ?? https://buff.ly/3TmwztE #ClimateAction #GreenJobs #Sustainability
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?????????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ?????? ???? ?????????????? ?? The Energy and Climate Change, has been working with Hampshire County Council (HCC) on the Overheating Risk Assessment for UK schools project. The work initially focused on understanding the overheating risk in HCC’s school building stock since 2021. It has now been extended to a national assessment, majority funded by the Department for Education (DfE). ???????? ???????? ?????? ???????????????? ??????????????? ? Develop a rapid technical assessment tool for overheating risk at the classroom level for schools. ? Analyse overheating risks across the national school building stock in both current and projected future climates. ? Explore ways to empower schoolchildren to adapt their behavior during heatwave events. ?????? ?????? ???? ???????????? ??????????????????????????? We created "?????? ?????????????? ?????? ???? ????????????" story with a series of engaging sticker activity tasks that help evaluate the approach. The story provides thermal comfort information to schoolchildren, enabling them to have the confidence to take personal actions in the classroom, such as removing a jumper, drinking more water or moving away from sunlight. For more information please read our paper in Building and Environment (Link in the comments). #EnergyAndClimateChange #UniversityofSouthampton #ClimateAction #ClimateScience #ThermalComfort #UKHeatwave
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Changing weather patterns mean it's time to rethink our facilities. ? ? School districts are now focusing on sustainable infrastructure to boost energy resilience. Explore how districts are leveraging federal funds to create resilient schools ?? https://spr.ly/6047a9cI1
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The Clean Water Partnership is dedicated to educating our community, and that includes the next generation,, on the importance of being good stewards of the environment! This past fall, our team had the pleasure of engaging with the community at our 5th Annual Fall Stormwater Fest event. A special thanks to #SMC for providing a hands-on demonstration teaching kids about different surfaces and how they interact with stormwater runoff. It’s all part of empowering the next generation to protect our precious natural resources. Together, we’re building a #cleanergreener Prince George’s County! Learn more about the CWP’s stormwater projects by visiting https://lnkd.in/dQU6fVV8
