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Community Climate Transitions Awarded New Definity Insurance Foundation Grant

Posted by Tamarack Institute on October 1, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Community Climate Transitions (CCT), Tamarack’s latest Vibrant Communities program, has been selected as a recipient of Definity Insurance Foundation's inaugural set of grants. 
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Climate and the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Tamarack Institute on August 18, 2022

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

The climate crisis is a complex, multi-faceted challenge. There are countless intersections between climate change and a range of other issues such as poverty, hunger, equality, employment, and sustainable land and water. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a useful framework for unpacking these linkages.
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“How can I make people care about climate change?”: Influencing others to take climate action

Posted by Charly Cox on August 15, 2022

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

 
Wouldn’t it be great if we could just tell people to care about climate change … and they did? While, logically, we know we can’t make people take action, when we see others stalling, we might wish we could. Defeated, many of us feel like we’ve tried everything and all that’s left must be to shake people and tell them how bad it’s going to get.
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An Introduction to Jennifer Lerus-Roulez

Posted by Jennifer Lerus-Roulez on August 11, 2022

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

 
Jennifer, Manager of Cities, joined Tamarack in July 2022 in the Community Climate Transitions team.
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Fostering stronger communities for societal and ecological well-being

Posted by Vibrant Communities on May 30, 2022

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

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Seeking contributions for a publication on the connections between climate and the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Laura Schnurr on May 25, 2022

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

 

June 7 update: While we are interested in the connections between climate action and any of the other SDGs, we are currently missing ones that explore these specific goals: Goal 5 Gender Equality; Goal 6 Clean Water and Sanitation; Goal 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; Goal 10 Reduced Inequalities; Goal 14 Life Below Water; Goal 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions; and Goal 17 Partnerships. 

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