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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 [...]

ISC Update

by ISC Staff | June 11, 2020

Deeohn Ferris to Lead Global Climate Change Institute

Ferris Named President of the Institute for Sustainable Communities Montpelier, Vt. (June 11, 2020) - Environmental justice leader Deeohn Ferris, JD, has been named president of the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), a global [...]

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 [...]

Current Events

by Dan Dickerman | May 21, 2020

Open Lunch: Why We Need Social Cohesion Now More Than Ever

Community leaders in Arizona’s Maricopa County are facing a compounding public health challenge: how to provide relief to the summer’s anticipated heat waves while social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Temperatures in Maricopa [...]

News

by ISC Staff | April 23, 2020

Renowned Experts in Climate, Equity Join the Institute for Sustainable Communities Board

Nathaniel Smith Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) is excited to announce the addition of two members to our board of directors, leading international expert in weather and climate Dr. J. Marshall [...]

Factories

by ISC Staff | April 21, 2020

EHS⁺ Center and SME CleanTech Advance India’s Manufacturing Sector Programs End

In India, the Institute for Sustainable Communities, through the EHS+ Center and SME CleanTech project, has enabled factories to become more efficient, safe, clean, and cost efficient. The primary mission of the EHS+ Center is to provide [...]

ISC Update

by Romit Sen | April 20, 2020

Ensuring a water secure future in Maharashtra’s cotton growing villages

On a sunny October morning in 2019, members of the Donoda village council (Gram Panchayat) in Yavatmal, Maharashtra met to better understand what they could do about the lack of irrigation water for their cotton crops. Sadly, Yavatmal had seen [...]

Climate

by Brent Habig | April 20, 2020

COVID-19 and Climate Change in Developing Countries: A Call to Action

While the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic is currently in the United States and Europe, much of its damage and impacts will be determined by its spread in low-and-middle income countries, i.e. the Global South, with billions of people [...]

ISC Update

by George Hamilton | April 5, 2020

ISC’s Vice President of U.S. Programs

The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarita Turner as its new vice president for U.S. programs. “Sarita is a skilled and dedicated leader with a proven ability to deliver community-led [...]

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