Ramp Up Resilience
The Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance (CVGA) is partnering with Make A Change Australia on a climate change engagement program within the rural shires of Loddon, Campaspe and the City of Greater Bendigo.
Communities play a critical role in addressing climate change challenges; well-resourced communities are already responding with their own unique solutions. The problem is that the issues of climate change are huge and complex. More collaboration across sectors is required, and more people need to be involved and take action.
Ramp Up Resilience is a pilot community engagement initiative, aiming to activate community, to expand upon emerging local solutions, and address the challenges and issues arising from Climate Change. Themes such as water, agriculture, biodiversity, health and wellbeing, renewable energy, local food supplies will be covered.
The initiative will be a combination of well devised communications, face-to-face community engagement, and a series of events/workshops. It is specifically designed to:
The project is a partnership between Make a Change Australia, the Lord Mayors Charitable Trust, the CVGA, Loddon Shire, Campaspe Shire, City of Greater Bendigo, Bendigo Sustainability Group, Coliban Water, North Central CMA.
Communities play a critical role in addressing climate change challenges; well-resourced communities are already responding with their own unique solutions. The problem is that the issues of climate change are huge and complex. More collaboration across sectors is required, and more people need to be involved and take action.
Ramp Up Resilience is a pilot community engagement initiative, aiming to activate community, to expand upon emerging local solutions, and address the challenges and issues arising from Climate Change. Themes such as water, agriculture, biodiversity, health and wellbeing, renewable energy, local food supplies will be covered.
The initiative will be a combination of well devised communications, face-to-face community engagement, and a series of events/workshops. It is specifically designed to:
- Generate and invigorate community and local government discussion
- Seek out and encourage leadership (known, emerging and potential)
- Explore ‘what’s possible?’, focusing on uncovering relevant/viable project opportunities
- Connect people to one another by increasing participation in local initiatives
- Encourage action, inspire collaboration and support people to realise solutions
- Expand potential for existing relevant projects that work towards collective community goals to address climate change challenges
The project is a partnership between Make a Change Australia, the Lord Mayors Charitable Trust, the CVGA, Loddon Shire, Campaspe Shire, City of Greater Bendigo, Bendigo Sustainability Group, Coliban Water, North Central CMA.