April 16, 2020 – 6:30 PM
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How can we create resilient communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in avoiding climate disruption? Presentation and discussion.
For the Zoom link, please contact Lynn Fitz-Hugh at lynn@thurstonclimateaction.org
TCAT Community Engagement Director Lynn Fitz-Hugh will provide a brief presentation and lead a discussion on:
- similarities and differences between the current crisis and climate disruption,
- what we can learn from the COVID-19 crisis,
- how the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan could help,
- how to build resilient communities in general and
- what actions we can take now and in the coming decade to protect us from climate disruption.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought huge economic impacts and presented some threat to the food chain. But it is a temporary problem which will end like every other pandemic in history. However, climate disruption will bring permanent problems that cannot be reversed. Given the recent realities of the pandemic, consider the long-range impacts and increasing disruptions of climate change on food and water supplies, transportation options, sea level rise, habitat and eco-system viability, etc. What can we learn from this pandemic? How can we create a safety net and resilient communities now, both in response to this crisis but also in avoidance of the next?
If you don’t want your descendants to live in the chaotic world of climate disruption, participate in this Zoom meeting and identify and coordinate action to help all of us thrive in a better future.
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