Objectively, climate change and environmental issues affect everyone. It’s also undeniable that marginalized groups are affected disproportionately by them, having traditionally lived and worked closest to pollution hazards such as hazardous waste facilities or in communities with a lack of clean water. As a result of these long-standing injustices, the...
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By engaging their communities and tapping into collective intelligence, cities across the globe can set better priorities and facilitate sustainable development on a local scale. But what does sustainable development really entail? And how can local governments harness the power of their community to spark real, tangible change? If you’re...
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Whether it’s a commitment to sustainable urban development, waste and pollution control, managing biodiversity, or educating households and businesses on environmental policy, local governments play a critical role in moving forward environmental programs in their local communities. Because environment and sustainability projects are so complex and far-reaching, when creating plans...
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Climate change affects all of our communities. Big or small, urban or rural, we’re all increasingly impacted by it. And while climate change may seem like an issue too large to tackle, many communities are proving that’s just not the case. In fact, in England’s Cheltenham a group is working...
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We’ve had a year of extreme weather. Around the world, cities of all sizes were ravaged by natural disasters. Unprecedented heat waves in places like Canada and Finland; fires devastating Siberia, the U.S., and Turkey; and flooding sweeping away communities in Belgium, Germany, and China have painted vivid scenes of...
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