Over the past couple of months, we’ve been on a cross-Canada listening tour to learn about how communities are advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) locally, from coast to coast to coast. We were inspired and energized by what we heard, and have been capturing the best ideas and stories in a 10 Guide that will be published at the end of the month.
The Guide will feature 10 ideas for localizing the SDGs, 10 stories of communities leading the way, 10 questions for assessing self-readiness, 10 resources, and 10 ways to get started. We’ll be soft-launching the Guide at an upcoming workshop on SDGs localization – where we’ll also be kicking off an ongoing Community of Practice on the topic – and officially launching it at a public webinar the following week. See below to register for these events.
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Featured resources
Creating Community and Municipal Buy-In for Ambitious Climate Action in Waterloo Region By Andrés Fuentes Martinez & Justin Williams
Community changemakers in Waterloo Region worked across municipalities to develop a unified vision and targets for climate action. After successfully advocating for their municipalities to declare climate emergencies in 2019, advocates formed 50By30WR and worked with eight municipal councils to set the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% before 2030.
Communities Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals By Laura Schnurr
The forthcoming publication 10 – A Guide to Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals in Your Community features 10 stories of trailblazing communities that are leading the way in localizing Agenda 2030. This article shares three of those stories – from Kelowna, the North, and Quebec City – that demonstrate SDG leadership through developing a Voluntary Local Review, storytelling and the arts, and integrating the Global Goals into local strategic plans.
Speakers: Tony Pipa, Olivier Bullion, Liliana Diaz, Stefan Jungcurt, and Kusum Wijesekera
Upcoming Event
Join 800 community change-makers on October 6 and 7 as Tamarack’s Learning Community convenes to discuss how we are going to rebuild social connection after the COVID pandemic. This event is for everyone interested in connecting with like-minded people to learn from the COVID pandemic experience through a community lens. Municipal staff and community governments who are considering recovery plans, and those who care about community resilience and building back better.
We are building a network of communities that are committed to advancing the SDGs and tackling climate change through a multi-solving approach. The Tamarack team is here to support you on your journey. Reach out to Laura Schnurr to start the conversation.
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