Description
Are you collaborating across sectors in your community to implement a climate adaptation or resilience project? Are you encountering implementation barriers along the way, whether they are social, financial, political, or institutional, or connected to partnership or leadership? This 8-month cohort is designed by the Tamarack Institute’s Community Climate Transitions (CCT) team for communities looking to overcome common challenges related to getting to action on local climate adaptation and resilience. Learn more about the Adaptive and Resilient Communities Cohort (ARCC).
During this information session, the CCT team will provide an overview of the cohort, including the cohort journey, participant eligibility criteria, the CCT network, and more. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period. You can email your questions in advance to Erika: erika@tamarackcommunity.ca or bring them to the session.
Please note that the session will be recorded, and all registered participants will receive the recording and the slides. Applications for the cohort are due by March 25, 2026 and can be submitted via this online form.
speakers
Stephen Ngonain. Senior Manager of Communities, Climate Transitions. Tamarack Institute
Stephen is the Manager of Communities of Tamarack’s Community Climate Transitions. He brings deep, practice-based experience working at the intersection of climate adaptation, equity, and community change. Stephen’s work focuses on supporting municipalities, Indigenous partners, and community organizations to move from intention to implementation - by addressing governance gaps, building trust, and embedding equity into decision-making. He brings a systems lens grounded in lived experience, cross-sector collaboration, and real-world delivery, making this series both practical and deeply relevant to today’s adaptation challenges.
Erika Massoud. Community Animator, Networks for Change. Tamarack Institute
Before joining the Tamarack team, Erika worked with non-profit organizations and academic institutions in Canada and internationally, on issues of youth engagement, immigrant and refugee rights, gender equality and social inclusion. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Development and Globalization and a Master’s degree in Migration and Intercultural Relations. Erika is passionate about mobilizing communities towards social justice.
