New Haven Climathon

Photo credit: Chris Randall

**Sigue en Español**

The New Haven Climathon, organized by the grassroots organization Reimagining New Haven in the Era of Climate Change, is a half-day event focused on raising awareness about the local impacts of climate change, engaging with diverse communities, and catalyzing action.

The afternoon starts with a series of brief but compelling presentations about climate justice, the role of the arts in addressing climate change, sea level rise and coastal flooding, climate literacy education, rising temperatures, droughts and water shortages, food scarcity and rising food prices, and the challenges of dealing with high housing costs at the same time that people from around the world are immigrating to other countries in response to climate change. There will be a feedback session.

Presenters will include Karen Seto, the Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science at the Yale School of the Environment; Kwadwo Adae, artist and activist; Adrian Huq, of the New Haven Climate Movement, Doreen Abubakar, of the Newhallville Learning Corridor, Bruni Pizzaro of Junta for Progressive Action, and many others.

Here are the topics of the presentations:

• Youth Leadership on Climate Justice
• The Role of Arts and Imagination
• Living with Rising Water
• Living with Hotter Temperatures
• Living with Droughts and Water Shortages
• Living with Food Shortages and Higher Prices
• Addressing Immigration and Affordable Housing Challenges
• Increasing Climate Literacy

The second session focuses on solutions. We'll conduct a half-dozen design charrette workshops aimed at identifying promising responses to the local impacts of climate change and taking action.

All are welcome. The event is free. We will have real-time sign language and Spanish translation. We will have child care. In addition, there will be drinks and snacks.

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El New Haven Climathon, organizado por la organización de base Reimaginando New Haven en la Era del Cambio Climático, es un evento de medio día enfocado en crear conciencia sobre los impactos locales del cambio climático, involucrar a diversas comunidades y catalizar la acción.

La tarde comienza con una serie de presentaciones breves pero convincentes sobre la justicia climática, el papel de las artes para abordar el cambio climático, el aumento del nivel del mar y las inundaciones costeras, la educación sobre el clima, el aumento de las temperaturas, las sequías y la escasez de agua, la escasez de alimentos y el aumento los precios de los alimentos y los desafíos de lidiar con los altos costos de la vivienda al mismo tiempo que personas de todo el mundo están emigrando a otros países en respuesta al cambio climático. Habrá una sesión de retroalimentación.

Los presentadores incluirán a Karen Seto, profesora Frederick C. Hixon de Geografía y Ciencias de la Urbanización en la Escuela de Medio Ambiente de Yale; Kwadwo Adae, artista y activista; Adrian Huq, del New Haven Climate Movement, Doreen Abubakar, del Newhallville Learning Corridor, Bruni Pizzaro de Junta for Progressive Action, y muchos otros.

Estos son los temas de las presentaciones:

• Liderazgo juvenil en justicia climática
• El papel de las artes y la imaginación
• Vivir con agua creciente
• Vivir con temperaturas más altas
• Vivir con sequías y escasez de agua
• Vivir con escasez de alimentos y precios más altos
• Abordar los desafíos de la inmigración y la vivienda asequible
• Aumento de la alfabetización climática

La segunda sesión se centra en las soluciones. Llevaremos a cabo media docena de talleres de charrette de diseño destinados a identificar respuestas prometedoras a los impactos locales del cambio climático y tomar medidas.

Todos son bienvenidos. El evento es gratis. Tendremos lenguaje de señas en tiempo real y traducción al español. Además, habrá bebidas y aperitivos.

Agenda

Welcome by Mayor Justin Elicker

PresentationsClimate Change is Coming, Karen Seto, Yale School of the Environment

Overview of Local Impacts, Alex Rodriguez, Save the Sound

Youth Leadership on Climate Justice, Adrian Huq, New Haven Climate Movement

The Role of Arts and Imagination, Kwadwo Adae, artist

Living with Rising Water, John Truscinski and Katie Lund, CIRCA (Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation)

Living with Hotter Temperatures, Mauro Diaz-Hernandez, Yale Center on Climate Change and Health

Living with Droughts and Water Shortages, Sylvia Reeves, NOAA

Living with Food Shortages and Higher Prices, Cortney Renton, CitySeed

Addressing Immigration and Affordable Housing Challenges, Bruni Pizarro, Junta for Progressive Action, and Tabitha Sookdeo, Integrated Refugee and Immigrant ServicesA guest of Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen will talk about the challenges of homelessness.

Increasing Climate Literacy, Doreen Abubakar, Newhallville Learning Corridor

Workshops

Solutions for Rising Waters, Melissa Pappas, Save the Sound, and Kim DiGiovanni, Quinnipiac University

Solutions for Higher Temperatures/Drought, Anna Pickett, Urban Resources Initiative

Solutions for Food Scarcity and Higher Prices, Brent Peterkin, Gather New Haven

Solutions for Migration, Immigration and Housing, Bruni Pizarro, Junta for Progressive Action, and Tabitha Sookdeo, Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services

Climate Entrepreneurs, Charlie Depman, RidePanda

Reimagining Long Wharf, Laura Brown, New Haven City Plan

Closing Remarks on Next Steps, Alanis Allen, CT DEEP Climate Planning

We are supported by Sustainable CT Community Match Fund, Jeniam Foundation, The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, The Community Fund for Greater New Haven, the Greater New Haven Green Fund, CT Sea Grant, Common Ground School, OmniCultural Communications, Cometeer, and loads of individual donors.