Connecting Beaconsfield: Building climate resilience through social connection
Social connection means happy, healthy, and resilient communities.
The City of Beaconsfield’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan was developed in collaboration with members of the community and adopted in the Spring of 2021. Building on work done through the plan and in partnership with ICLEI Canada and several community-based organizations, the “Connecting Beaconsfield” project aims to increase social connection in order to build community climate resilience. The project objectives are:
- Understand climate impacts and their effects on those more sensitive to extreme weather events
- Identify how social isolation contributes to climate exposure
- Identify and prioritize actions that that address social isolation, improve social connections, and build resilience
- Pilot and implementing actions that improve social connection in the community
- Support the existing work of partner organizations
- Develop a guide to share learnings with other communities across the country
The project was launched in Fall 2022 and will run until Fall 2025.
Social connection resources
Plan a block party
Block parties are a great way to get to know your neighbours! These events are organized by residents, for residents. While block parties are meant to be informal and fun, a certain amount of planning is involved. The City of Beaconsfield’s block party template, guidelines and planning tools make this process as easy and simple as possible for residents.
Who is my neighbour?
Do you know the people that live next to you? The “Who is my neighbour?” template was created by the City of Greater Sudbury through ICLEI Canada’s Advancing Adaptation project to encourage residents to get to know their neighbours and increase community resilience in the process. It is a great resource that can be used by anyone in any community.
Support for the project
This project was carried out with financial support from the Fonds d’initiative et de rayonnement de la métropole, administered by the Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine of the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation. We would also like to acknowledge all the groups, organizations, and individuals involved in this project.
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