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How can VIC communities adapt to now unavoidable climate impacts? How do they want to adapt? What does community-led climate adaptation look like? Find out in our new report, VIC Climate Resilience Inquiry Analysed: The leading concerns & adaptation solutions, which uses the data from Resilience Inquiry submissions to show the most mentioned climate impacts of concern and the most called for climate adaptation solutions. Then, ask your MP to advocate for increased funding of these solutions using our pre-written email. More being invested in climate adaptation was the number one action called for in the submissions to the VIC Government's Inquiry into Climate Resilience. This was strongly appealed for in submissions by councils, organisations, and community members alike, with 83.75% of submissions saying more funding is essential. Adequate funding of climate adaptation is needed to keep people, Country and infrastructure safe from the risks presented by locked-in climate impacts. Email a copy of this report to your State MP sharing Victorians' strong appeal for adequate funding of climate adaptation
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More ways to get involved in preparing for locked-in climate impacts below! Keen to join our campaign or learn some organising skills? Come to a collective meeting - no experience needed, just passion for climate justice. |
AoC Resilience Inquiry Report Launch (Online)Join us for a dive into our report's findings and to find out how you can use it to help ensure just action on climate adaptation. We'll go through the report together, delving into what the submissions into the inquiry show and highlighting what community members are calling for. We'll also do a quick and easy online action together to make sure the report reaches State MPs and share ideas - and hear yours! - on how the report could be used to progress climate adaptation in your local community. Read more about the report here |
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Join the Next Adaptation Activator Call
Join us on May 1 at 6pm to chat about creating a whole-of-community vision for climate adaptation, dealing with conflicting ideas around our communities' future, and nurturing commitment to creating a shared vision of a climate adapted community.
Bring along any ideas, challenges or learnings you have and share them with the group. RSVP here
Other Opportunities and Actions
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Events:
- Beyond Colonialism with Justice Action Maribyrnong (JAM!): 26 Apr, 10am-2pm, Moondani Balluk, Victoria Uni - Footscray Park Campus
- City of Yarra Draughtproofing for Renters free workshop series: 29 April-29 May, Various venues
- The Adaptation Game Facilitator Training: 10 May, 1pm-4pm, Jack Dyer Pavilion
- Joy Work in Desperate Times with Centre for Reworlding: 17 May, 1pm-3pm, Science Gallery Melbourne
- Yoorrook Justice Commission Walk for Truth from Portland to Parliament: 25 May-18 June
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Care Through Disaster Community of Practice: 28 May, 10:30-12:30, Online
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Sign Country Needs People's petition to ensure Indigenous Rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas are supported by all sides of politics.
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Sign and share Friends of the Gippsland Lakes' parliamentary petition calling for the Government to fund a CSIRO audit on the health of the Lakes (ends 23 April 2025).
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WCAN is seeking a volunteer website designer. Can you help? Let us know and we'll connect you.
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Another Vic Gov consultation relevant to climate preparedness available for comment (make sure climate adaptation is a consideration/priority by having your say!):
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Help shape Victoria’s next 30-year infrastructure strategy (by 28 Apr)
- see Climate for Change's tips for this and other submissions here
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Help shape Victoria’s next 30-year infrastructure strategy (by 28 Apr)
Resources and Further Reading on Adaptation
- New study validates lower limits of human heat tolerance in ScienceDaily
- Global warming of more than 3°C this century may wipe 40% off the world’s economy, new analysis reveals article in The Conversation
- Changing Australia: Adrian Turner and the quest to build a more resilient Australia podcast on ABC Radio Listen
- Fire to Flourish Resilience Project Highlights and video on The Case for Foregrounding Aboriginal Wisdom
- Care through Disaster Community of Practice free e-learning course
Help us keep campaigning!Act on Climate needs ongoing donations and support to continue running and facilitating free events, and progressing climate adaptation around Vic through its FCAV and Community Resilience Mapping sessions. Please help us continue our work preparing communities for locked-in climate impacts by donating to the Act on Climate collective here. |
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Together we can help prepare communities for now unavoidable climate impacts!
Get in touch if you'd like to get involved or hear more about what we're doing:
- India Rowles: [email protected], or
- Vicky Ellmore: [email protected]
Remember, you're always welcome to join Act on Climate's weekly meetings. Our organising and action meetings will take place on the alternative fortnight to the Organising Training Workshops.
All weeks include dinner. Register here for an upcoming Tuesday.