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by Breanna Edwards | October 9, 2021

Building Community Resilience in Chamizal, Texas Through Equity, Advocacy, and Education

Building sustainable communities encompasses understanding the holistic needs in a community. Climate issues are tied to all aspects of human life, including racial equity, financial health, education, and of course, environmental justice. While [...]

Resilience

by ISC Staff | September 10, 2021

Partnership for Resilient Communities Partner Highlights: How it Started vs. How it’s Going

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 Breanna Edwards | September 9, 2021

How Eastside Community Network Supports Detroiters Through Crisis and Through Life

In late June, the city of Detroit, Michigan experienced record rainfall that resulted in devastating floods. The unprecedented rainfall, which caused damage to thousands of homes and businesses, was the second time a supposedly 500-year rain [...]

Uncategorized

by ISC Staff | September 2, 2021

Hurricane Ida Emergency Disaster Relief Fund

The Institute for Sustainable Communities seeks to help communities around the world address environmental, economic, and social challenges to build a better future shaped and shared by all. We unleash the power of people to transform [...]

Press Release

by ISC Staff | August 24, 2021

HOUSE PASSAGE OF LANDMARK BUDGET RESOLUTION A WIN FOR HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

WASHINGTON (August 24, 2021) – Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $3.5 trillion budget resolution framework that would fund policies to improve roads and bridges, protect watersheds, and build resilience to climate change. The [...]

Climate

by Divya Nazareth | August 14, 2021

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 | August 11, 2021

Climate Equity In Action Webinar

This September the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) will launch the webinar series, “Climate Equity In Action.” The program provides an important platform for engaging leaders across the globe in climate change, environmental justice [...]

Press Release

by ISC Staff | August 9, 2021

INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES RESPONDS TO THE UNITED NATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE

WASHINGTON (August 9, 2021) – The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report on the science of climate change Monday, finding it “unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and [...]

ISC Update

by ISC Staff | August 6, 2021

INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES LAUNCHES CLIMATE EQUITY TRAINING PROGRAM

For immediate release:WASHINGTON (August 6, 2021) – This week, the Institute for Sustainable Communities launched our climate change training academy for city officials and communities in Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, and Baton Rouge. Our Regional [...]

Report

by ISC Staff | July 22, 2021

Report: Water Harvesting and Recharge Structures in Yavatmal District

Report: Water Harvesting and Recharge Structures in Yavatmal District Water security in Yavatmal district could be at risk if steps are not taken to revive and renovate water harvesting and recharge structures according to a study by [...]

Report

by ISC Staff | July 6, 2021

Report: Climate Change Impacts on Maharashtra Agriculture

Report: Climate Change Impacts on Maharashtra Agriculture What are the likely impacts of soaring temperatures and increased rainfall on these rural farmers? Maharashtra faces an increasing risk from climate change which is likely to impact [...]

Climate

by ISC Staff | July 6, 2021

Opinion: Learning From The COVID-19 Pandemic About Climate Change

Every state will need to have its own unique policy blueprint for how it can contribute to climate change while also helping residents enjoy the benefits of a transition to clean energy and a low-emissions economy, writes Suresh Kumar Kotla and [...]

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