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  • A building wave: The corporate-Indigenous partnerships doing things differently

    New philanthropic funding models are distributing to Indigenous peoples and local communities in climate and biodiversity hotspots, enabling them to continue traditional practices that greatly benefit the environment. One core principle is the building of strong on-the-ground relationships, then providing “no-strings” grants with little follow-up reporting required.

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  • Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

    The Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit was developed to help healthcare providers prepare for and respond to climate-related emergencies. The toolkit offers guidance on patient communication, disaster preparedness and environmental health risks. The toolkit was created in collaboration with Americares and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with co-development from free clinics and community health centers serving low-income and uninsured patients.

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  • Farmers Markets Can Be a Form of Climate Action. Here's How

    Farmers markets, supported by federal, state, and private food assistance programs, are helping to bridge gaps left by disparate food access by offering a direct distribution model.

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  • How an Unlikely Coalition of Climate Activists and a Gas Utility Are Weaning a Boston Suburb Off Fossil Fuels

    In Boston, climate activists with HEET, a nonprofit that develops neighborhood-scale geothermal systems, worked closely with gas utility executives to find a solution to gas leaks and transition to cleaner energy sources. Making the case for switching to geothermal energy comes with its challenges, but their collaboration and advocacy led to the signing of legislation allowing gas utilities to provide geothermal heating and cooling as an alternative to gas throughout their service areas.

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  • Resilience in the Sundarbans: How Shrimp Farming is Helping Communities Adapt to Climate Change

    Communities in the Sundarbans have adopted shrimp farming as a sustainable livelihood strategy; the approach has proven successful, with environmental benefits and many farmers earning a good income.

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  • Planting the Future: How a Nigerian University is Tackling Food Insecurity with Agricultural Innovation

    Bayero University Center for Dryland Agriculture’s Tissue Culture Lab empowers local farmers with advanced research and technology to adapt to climate change and increase food security and nutrition. So far, 22 communities have benefited from the Lab’s expertise, leading to increased food production and fewer health problems caused by inadequate diets.

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  • Building for the climate: How it's done in Switzerland

    A cooperative in Switzerland is building sustainable apartments using recycled materials and green building practices to create carbon-neutral communal living spaces. These “cluster apartments” cut down on living space per person and save energy.

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  • Neighbors Build Climate Resilience in Their Watersheds

    The Watershed Project works with residents to protect and restore landscapes that drain into waterways—creeks, rivers and ultimately—around the San Francisco Bay. Strong community outreach aims to connect people, the environment, and government agencies, municipalities, legal firms, and private and public investors.

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  • Reducing Recidivism and Building Green Industry Skills in Detroit

    Between 2012 and 2017, the rate of recidivism, the number of people who return to prison after being released, was (71%) across 34 states. An industrial recycling program called Greenworks is aimed at job training, access to resources() and (providing) jobs to formerly incarcerated people. Part of the green economy, these programs offer jobs to people most impacted by climate change, and Greenworks could be a model for other similar programs. The recidivism rate of Greenworks hovers around four and (10%) each year.

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  • Paris shows how to make public housing greener and more habitable at the same time

    Old and neglected housing contributes to climate change because it runs on fossil fuels. In New York, outdated heating systems waste two-thirds of energy. The New York City Housing Authority is not only trying to create better, safer, more livable affordable housing, but also cleaner and more sustainable housing. While the city is just beginning to explore how to do that, other cities, like Paris, have already begun the work of updating old buildings that are used for affordable housing and can offer a model for American cities.

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