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Gareth Presch is in London this week working with partners to mobilise capital to implement the global goals, leave no-one behind and delover health for all. London is the financial capital of the world 🌏🌍🌎 It’s important we highlight the challenges and OPPORTUNITIES for health and climate during London Climate Action Week The cost of achieving the ambitious sustainable development targets is estimated at between $5.4 and $6.4 trillion per year between now and 2030 ref: UN The global cost of climate change damage is estimated to be between $1.7 trillion and $3.1 trillion per year by 2050. This includes the cost of damage to infrastructure, property, agriculture, and human health. This cost is expected to increase over time as the impacts of climate change become more severe. Research shows that 3.6 billion people already live in areas highly susceptible to climate change. Ref: WHO 75% of the Infrastructure That Will Exist in 2050 Doesn’t Exist Today. From transportation to flood protection, much of the world’s infrastructure will be built or overhauled in the coming decades. Ref: ICLEI Up to 3.5 billion people – almost half the world's population lack basic access to healthcare. World Health Service is offering a way to invest in creating a sustainable model of healthcare and deliver health for all, leaving no-one behind. The investment will help to build out the #WHIS model which is based on combining human, social, and structural capital by creating a knowledge transfer platform that exists to support the health economies around the world. #HealthForAll #SDGs #WHIS

In London working with partners to mobilise capital to implement the global goals, leave no-one behind and deliver health for all. London is the financial capital of the world 🌏🌍🌎 It’s important we highlight the challenges and OPPORTUNITIES for health and climate during London Climate Action Week The cost of achieving the ambitious sustainable development targets is estimated at between $5.4 and $6.4 trillion per year between now and 2030 ref: UN The global cost of climate change damage is estimated to be between $1.7 trillion and $3.1 trillion per year by 2050. This includes the cost of damage to infrastructure, property, agriculture, and human health. This cost is expected to increase over time as the impacts of climate change become more severe. Research shows that 3.6 billion people already live in areas highly susceptible to climate change. Ref: WHO 75% of the Infrastructure That Will Exist in 2050 Doesn’t Exist Today. From transportation to flood protection, much of the world’s infrastructure will be built or overhauled in the coming decades. Ref: ICLEI Up to 3.5 billion people – almost half the world's population lack basic access to healthcare. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific – individually experience significant challenges in gaining access to Climate related finance. Vanuatu alone has $1.3 Billion of fully costed climate mitigation and adaptation projects contained in its Nationally Determined Contributions document presented to the UN. Many of these are suitable for private investment Commonwealth Pacific Climate Fund World Health Service is offering a way to invest in creating a sustainable model of healthcare and deliver health for all, leaving no-one behind. The investment will help to build out the World Health Innovation Summit CIC model which is based on combining human, social, and structural capital by creating a knowledge transfer platform that exists to support the health economies around the world. #LondonClimateWeek #LCAW #HealthForAll #SDGs #WHIS

𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 explores a new approach to address the health inequities and housing challenges experienced by Indigenous communities across Canada. This scoping paper is part of a broader research project undertaken in collaboration between Canadian Climate Institute / Institut climatique du Canada and Indigenous Clean Energy that focuses on policy changes for unlocking positive interconnections between Indigenous housing, energy, and health. Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/eFgtgufU #cdnpoli

As the National Adaptation Forum begins today, I wanted to share that I will be joining some of my colleagues who made up the core project team for the City of Tucson's climate action and adaptation plan, "Tucson Resilient Together," to co-facilitate a workshop this Thursday, May 16th, at 10:30 a.m. CT. The session, titled "Appreciative Inquiry Workshop: Hands-On Learning from the Strengths-Based Approach of Tucson Resilient Together," is intended to be a hands-on exercise and demonstration of what it means to center equity, lived experience, and community strength in public engagement. This session is not a slide deck presentation of the work. Instead, it is a workshop that will run and thrive from your participation. The activities and discussions during this 90-minute session will enable attendees to gain practical insights into fostering relationships, ensuring equitable decision-making, and mobilizing networks of trusted community partners. Working on this plan was one of the great privileges of my career, so I'm very excited and lucky to join my talented colleagues for this workshop. I welcome my fellow climate action and adaptation colleagues to participate - space is limited! Event details below! SESSION TITLE AND LINK Appreciative Inquiry Workshop: Hands-On Learning from the Strengths-Based Approach of Tucson Resilient Together - https://lnkd.in/grZ9EaUh PRESENTERS Fatima Luna (Chief Resilience Officer, City of Tucson) Jeremiah Dean (Lead Planner, City of Tucson) Christopher Rhie (Principal, Rhie Planning LLC) Kate Saunders (Living Streets Alliance) Please feel free to reach out if you'd like to connect at the conference during or after the session this Thursday. #climateaction #climateadaptation #climateresilience #equity #equitableclimateaction #communityengagement #publicengagement #TucsonResilientTogether #nationaladaptationforum Cumming Group

💡 We are launching a Call for Proposals for resilience solutions in informal contexts during #COP29. However, there is very little evidence and information available regarding the opportunities and challenges for the private sector (entrepreneurs, social enterprises, start-ups, SMEs) and the not-for-profit sector (academia, civil society, UN agencies) in driving the design and implementation of urban resilience solutions, especially in informal contexts. As part of scoping activities in the lead-up to launching the upcoming urban resilience innovation challenge, we’re undertaking a study to better understand these. If your organisation works to build urban resilience, especially in informal contexts, please complete this five-minute survey by 24 September 2024. https://bit.ly/4eiLBbS

In a recent study, our researchers stress the necessity of integrating #climate resilience into value-chain interventions. This can be achieved through designing tailored strategies that consider the unique ecological and socioeconomic contexts of arid and semi-arid regions. Effective adaptation requires active collaboration among government agencies, non-governmental organizations, private sector entities, and local communities. Read more: https://buff.ly/3Y64HwM

More exciting news! The first of the 4 UK Research and Innovation and DEFRA-funded Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas projects to announce is ARISE led by Professor Gina Yannitell Reinhardt, from the University of Essex’s Department of Government. ARISE will work with local stakeholders across the Eastern ARC in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent to co-design and test interventions for tackling long-standing coastal problems. Prof. Reinhardt said: “UK coastal areas are facing increasingly complex, interrelated challenges from factors like climate change, population and infrastructure pressures and the cost-of-living crisis. “We want this ARISE Toolkit to be a legacy, offering ways to confront and mitigate these pressures to help strengthen coastal community resilience and our collective ability to thrive after disruption and change.” The project will initially implement 12 new initiatives on the English east coast – ranging from schemes such as educational outreach to civic engagement and arts-based events. Their local impact will then be evaluated to help develop a transferrable toolkit of best-practice which can be adapted to offer support and decision-making guidance to different coastal communities depending on their individual needs. #resilientcoasts #coastalcommunities #resilientseas #climatechange #climatefutures

Only one week to go until this important, timely and thoughtful conversation event - having had the good fortune to yarn with our brilliant speakers Tim Weale Kate Wylie Sarah Joyce Oliver Grimaldi and Hannah Blossom in the lead-up, I know this is going to be a true 'hour of power'. Topics that will be explored include the impacts of #climatechange on #publichealth, the role of #retail centres in community wellbeing and the importance of transitioning #shoppingcentres for #climateadaptation and #electrification, how we can improve the #urbanenvironment to protect people's health and safety, and especially those who are most vulnerable... and so much more [I don't want to give too much away!] register here https://lnkd.in/gcyE2g3e #BuildingTheTransition #UNSDGs #WGBW24 #Regeneration #ClimateCrisis

With over 800 #delegates in attendance at this year’s Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Manchester, the UK #CGFI #Leeds #Innovation #Hub was pleased to host over 90 at its #breakout session, titled ‘How well do you #understand the #impact of #climate #change on #risk #management?’ After the opening presentations, working groups from across the sector engaged in lively discussions, #exploring topics such as the #impact of extreme weather events, planning #strategies, major climate change #considerations, and #sources for climate change risk #information. Insights from the sector’s senior and executive stakeholders was truly enlightening. Now, we move forward to #analyse these #insights. They will play an important role in shaping the 2024/25 UK CGFI Leeds - BSA #collaborative #project, aimed at helping the building society #sector #identify, #understand, and #address #physical #climate #risk challenges. Our goal? To enhance sector resilience and capitalise on opportunities. With special thanks to the UK CGFI and BSA teams: Paul Broadhead, Iain Clacher, Jason Lowe, Anubhav Choudhary, Kanhu Charan Pattnayak, Chris Busey, Jason Russell, Robin Webb Building Societies Association, UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI), NERC: Natural Environment Research Council, Nexus Leeds, Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, Leeds University Business School, Shewly Choudhury, Domnica Radulescu, Ashleigh Sladen, Matt Scott

.... a window of opportunity is open as the Government considers responses to the recent consultation and a revised NPPF. Growth without measures is not sustainable development. New developments need to be located where there are credible options for active travel or public transport and most importantly built to net zero standards. To do anything less will be locking in carbon emissions that contribute to the UK's carbon deficit and make achieving our 2050 targets impossible. The built environment is a sector that can be carbon negative in operation where others can't, so it's clear we need to support the transition both at a national level and locally. Bioregional and Edgars collaborate with LPA's across the UK to devise and support net zero buildings policy and we would love to support more local authorities in this endeavor. If it's not top down through national policy then it has to be grass roots up through local plans! Get in touch with Lewis Knight or myself to discuss how we can support your net zero ambitions.