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When Locals Take On Climate Change

Solutions Journalism

Solutions Journalism Network

Seattle, WA, USA

Print Reporter/Digital Reporter/Staff Writer

People are feeling the impacts of climate change across the globe--from coastal communities to those outside of desert lands. Communities are facing the challenges of how to adapt to rising temperatures and increasingly inhospitable conditions to their way of life. As longstanding critical practices such as farming and agriculture production falter, many people are faced with limited options. However, in certain areas, the impending future has spurred a call for resiliency, resulting in locals taking matters into their own hands and finding solutions that they can implement themselves.

This collection explores the success of small groups making changes that have made a big impact on how they continue to live with climate change. Collective action and local control are reoccurring factors to their success. From organizing efforts that work with local policy makers to innovative approaches that focus on environmental justice, each story offers a lesson on how communities are doing their part to improve the health of the planet.