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by ISC Staff | October 20, 2020

Becoming an Equitable Inclusive Society is Understanding Many Barriers are Related and Interlinked

ISC President and CEO, Deeohn Ferris, recently sat down with Authority Magazine to discuss equity, climate justice, and women of color in leadership. In the interview, she shares her journey -- from beginning her career in environmental law, to [...]

Climate

by Divya Nazareth | October 14, 2020

Leading Action on Climate Change : Why Rural Women Matter for Equitable Adaptation

A moral challenge for adaptation in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for both policy and practice is “leaving no one behind”. Rural women are at risk from a double whammy of climate change and pre-existing discriminatory [...]

Climate

by ISC Staff | October 9, 2020

Interconnectedness of Water & Livelihood with Other Aspects of Atmanirbhar Bharat

ISC's Country Director - India, Vivek Adhia highlights the role of water as an important driver to enable a resilient and sustainable recovery, for India to become self-reliant. He details how the COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity to [...]

Climate

by ISC Staff | October 9, 2020

Climate Change and Agriculture: Way Ahead for Low-Emission Growth

ISC’s Associate Director for Water Programs, Romit Sen pens a detailed piece on climate change and agriculture – the interlinkages, the concerns and mitigation efforts required to reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture, through the [...]

Resilience

by ISC Staff | September 30, 2020

PRC Supports Neighborhood Champions in Paving the Way for a Greener New Orleans

“The rippling effect of one resident educating their friends and relatives about green infrastructure is the catalyst for change" Angela Chalk Executive Director, Healthy Community Services Due to advocacy efforts, in [...]

Resilience

by ISC Staff | September 29, 2020

Major Partner Policy Wins and Project Milestones of Partnership for Resilient Communities Partners

This list is by no means conclusive, it lifts up only a handful of the major accomplishments, milestones, and highlights of the PRC partners so far this year. Please click the links to each organization’s website to learn more and directly [...]

ISC Update

by ISC Staff | September 28, 2020

Deeohn Ferris to Lead Global Climate Change Institute

Ferris Named President of the Institute for Sustainable Communities Montpelier, Vt. (September 28, 2020) - Environmental justice leader Deeohn Ferris, JD, has been named president of the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), a global [...]

Climate

by ISC Staff | August 20, 2020

3 Key Approaches in Building Resilient Cotton Cultivating Communities

India may be the world’s largest producer of cotton, but cotton cultivating communities in the country face serious risks associated with high water stress and low community resilience to climate change. The need of the hour is to promote [...]

Climate

by Ravikant Kumar | August 19, 2020

In Response to Climate Change, Cotton Farmers Work to Understand and Conserve Water Resources

Annual rainfall that cannot support robust cotton cultivation, and fast-declining ground water levels are real risks cotton farmers must manage for their crops and their livelihoods. Vijay Narayan Rau, a cotton farmer in Kalamb block of Yavatmal [...]

Resilience

by ISC Staff | June 11, 2020

Snapshot of How Partnership for Resilient Community Planning Partners Have Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic

This list is by no means conclusive, it lifts up only a handful of the innovative and community-based actions being taken by partners right now to provide essential support and services during the crisis. Please click the links to each [...]

Resilience

by Radiah Shabazz | June 10, 2020

Strength in the face of COVID: Women of Color Leading from the Hot Spots

A Tale of Three Cities Detroit. New York. New Orleans. In the last several weeks these three cities have become epicenters of COVID-19, as all have experienced high rates of infection and/or death from the disease. Each city is also densely [...]

Current Events

by George Hamilton | June 1, 2020

A Message from ISC President

In solidarity, our heart goes out to the family of George Floyd, to our co-workers, neighbors and friends, and to the millions of people who face racism, discrimination and inequities every day. The Institute for Sustainable Communities opposes [...]

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Becoming an Equitable Inclusive Society is Understanding Many Barriers are Related and Interlinked

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Leading Action on Climate Change : Why Rural Women Matter for Equitable Adaptation

Deeohn Ferris to Lead Global Climate Change Institute

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