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💬 The way we talk about climate action matters—especially if we want to motivate people with different backgrounds, values, and priorities to get involved. Join us on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET to learn how to: ✔ Move away from traditional climate communications with Ewa Jackson; ✔ Use research findings from Re.Climate to frame climate messages with Amber Bennett; ✔ Use ICLEI Canada’s Climate Communications Toolkit to incorporate insights and behavioural strategies in the roll-out of climate initiatives with Curniss McGoldrick; and, ✔ Get inspired by real-world examples of climate communications that transform abstract concepts and data into relatable narratives with Frances Delaney and Rachel Malena-Chan from ClimateData.ca. Register 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gQHUfD5W // La façon dont nous discutons l'action climatique est importante, en particulier si nous voulons motiver des personnes qui ont des valeurs, des identités et des priorités différentes à s'impliquer. Rejoignez-nous le mercredi 16 avril de 14h00 à 15h00 ET pour apprendre à : ✔ s'éloigner des communications traditionnelles sur le climat avec Ewa Jackson ; ✔ utiliser les résultats de la recherche de Re:Climate pour formuler des messages sur le climat avec Amber Bennett ; ✔ utiliser la Boîte à outils pour la communication climatique d'ICLEI Canada pour intégrer des stratégies comportementales dans la mise en œuvre d'initiatives climatiques avec Curniss McGoldrick ; et, ✔ s'inspirer d'exemples concrets de DonnéesClimatiques.ca avec Frances Delaney et Rachel Malena-Chan S'inscrire 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gQHUfD5W

Last month, Ontario Resource Centre for Climate Adaptation (ORCCA - CRACO) participants and stakeholders celebrated progress, shared innovations, and strengthened connections during a one-day Regional Climate Action Symposium. The event featured panel presentations, workshops, and highlighted various projects delivered through ORCCA. Learn more and download slide decks from the event! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gZD8WtjC

Have you checked these out yet? 👀 Here are five new resources to support local #NetZero and #ClimateResilience action. 📌 Building to Net-Zero Jurisdictional Scan (developed through the Building to Net-Zero project) 📌 Climate Communications Toolkit (developed through the Ontario Resource Centre for Climate Adaptation (ORCCA - CRACO) pilot initiative) 📌 Climate Change Adaptation Practice Guide (developed through ORCCA by Ontario Professional Planners Institute and the Climate Risk Institute) 📌 Climate Change, Health Equity & the Built Environment (developed through ORCCA and authored by SHIFT Collaborative) 📌 ORCCA Case Studies (developed as part of the ORCCA Staff Capacity Program) Download these resources and explore more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g42uW3zX

If your municipality is considering Green Development Standards (GDS), be sure to join the next Building to Net-Zero (BNZ) Community of Practice. 🌱🏗️ Hear real-world insights from municipalities at different stages of GDS implementation and consider whether GDS are the right fit for your community’s sustainability goals. You will also have the chance to ask questions about their journey and learn how local input can influence success.     Learn more and register 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gTyy-A7d     //    Si votre municipalité envisage d'adopter des normes d'aménagement écologique, assurez-vous de participer à la prochaine communauté de pratique Bâtir pour la carboneutralité (BCN). 🌱🏗️ Rejoignez-nous pour connaître les points de vue pratiques de municipalités à différents stades de la mise en œuvre des normes d'aménagement écologique et pour déterminer si celles-ci conviennent aux objectifs de durabilité de votre collectivité. Vous aurez également l'occasion de poser des questions sur le parcours de ces municipalités et d'apprendre comment l'apport local peut influencer le succès.   En savoir plus et s’inscrire 🔗  https://lnkd.in/gCGkaTm4  

The way we talk about #ClimateChange is key to inspiring action within our communities. But how can we do so in a way that resonates with people? The Climate Communications Toolkit provides behavioural strategies, real-world examples, and practical approaches to help local practitioners and community leaders rethink their #ClimateCommunications. Check it out 💬 https://lnkd.in/gWpfXMUy #CCToolkit Ontario Resource Centre for Climate Adaptation (ORCCA - CRACO)

Interested in #LowCarbon #ClimateResilient transportation infrastructure? Join a live demonstration of the Climate Toolkit for Housing and Infrastructure this Thursday, March 13, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET. Following the demonstration, Sheri Young will take part in a fireside chat to discuss how the toolkit—including Climate Insight—can support transport-specific project needs. Register 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gT7jHyYK

Get better equipped with actionable strategies and tools to integrate #equity in #ClimateAdaptation. Head to the ICLEI Canada website to find a guide to equitable climate adaptation, an accompanying infographic, and recordings of recent English- and French-language workshops on equity and adaptation. Whether you are seeking to initiate change or enhance existing practices, these resources are full of invaluable insights and practical solutions to foster inclusive and resilient adaptation efforts in your community. Watch the recording and access our equity resources 👉 https://lnkd.in/ejt2n2sG // Équipez-vous avec des stratégies et des outils pratiques pour considérer l'#équité dans l'#AdaptationClimatique. Visitez notre site web pour trouver un guide sur l'adaptation climatique équitable, une infographie d'accompagnement et des enregistrements de récentes sessions en anglais et en français sur l'équité et l'adaptation. Que vous cherchiez à initier un changement ou à améliorer les pratiques existantes, ces ressources offrent des perspectives riches et des solutions pratiques pour favoriser des efforts d'adaptation inclusifs et résilients dans votre communauté. Visionner l'enregistrement et accéder nos ressources 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_cEBrzD 

Congratulations to the City of Charlottetown for releasing their Cost of Doing Nothing Report! 👏 The report garnered media attention from CBC, who wrote an article about the report and how doing nothing in the face of our changing climate isn't an option. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gjAu7rks

Municipalities, Indigenous communities, Conservation Authorities, and Health Authorities who would like to receive support through the Advancing Implementation Training Initiative can submit an application by 11:59 pm EST on Friday, March 14, 2025. Learn more and feel free to reach out if you have any questions! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gQArqMm9  // Les municipalités, les communautés autochtones ainsi que les autorités de conservation et de santé publique qui souhaitent recevoir un soutien dans le cadre de l'Initiative de formation pour l’avancement de la mise en œuvre peuvent soumettre leur candidature avant 23 h 59 (HE) le 14 mars 2025. En savoir plus et n'hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des questions ! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gp6fbCw5

Join us in welcoming Ainaz Bozorgzadeh, P.Eng. to the ICLEI Canada team! 👋 As Project Director, Coastal Climate Resilience, she is leading the Pacific North Shore and Sunshine Coast Regional Climate Collaborative. Ainaz is a Professional Engineer with over 15 years of experience in climate mitigation and adaptation projects and programs. Her career journey started in consulting engineering with carbon accounting and energy audits of infrastructure. In the past decade, her professional focus has been on climate adaptation, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to conduct climate impact assessments for Federal, Provincial and Municipal government assets. Most recently, Ainaz worked as Senior Advisor of Climate Action and Sustainability with Technical Safety BC, developing the regulatory body’s Climate Resilience Program and maintaining relationships with partners in academia, housing, and First Nation organizations to break silos and activate multi-solving. Through her work, Ainaz seeks to cultivate kinship with nature while leveraging engineering and policy solutions and uplifting equity and community capacity-building. Welcome to the team, Ainaz! #ICLEICanada #ICLEITeam