Over the next few months, we will be posting excerpts from “Existing Within and Between: A Script on Climate Action & Intersectionality.” This script uses a play format to creatively explore the state of the intersectionality conversation in the climate justice community of practice.
As the climate changes, people and societies will need to respond more often to extreme and stressful weather, and will need to strengthen their ability to contend with frequent disruption. People often call this “climate resilience.” On June 15, 2021, CJRF grantee partners convened virtually to explore what "resilience means and critiques of using this word in a panel entitled “Exploring Resilience in the Context of Climate Justice.”
In April and May of 2021, CJRF held two virtual learning events for partners to share insights from their experience to date. During these events, five CJRF partners shared their key insights on empowering communities.
A growing public and political awareness and a growing grassroots power base is shaping 2019 as a year of expanded opportunity around climate change solutions.
Community radio clubs in Bangladesh aim to help locals adapt to the damaging effects of climate change by dissuading families from marrying their daughters off before they turn 18 years old.