Hello from South by Southwest (SXSW)! SXSW is an annual gathering that is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, education, and culture. This year’s conference includes a Climate Change track which covers topics from renewable energy to policy change to just transition. Hear what CJRF will be up to this week from Director Heather McGray.

Our winter newsletter describes our design process for the next phase of this fund as an inclusive and participatory grantmaker.

For two weeks in November, Glasgow, Scotland hosted the largest and most important United Nations climate negotiations session since the Paris Agreement in 2015. Called COP26, the conference brought together official representatives of nearly 200 countries, plus thousands of participants from business, academia, and civil society.

CJRF convened representatives of our partner organizations to reflect on the role of youth at the COP26 climate talks and beyond. This webinar was the second in a three-part series on how aspects of identity link to climate justice and resilience.

In October, we posted the first excerpt from “Existing Within and Between: A Script on Climate Action & Intersectionality.” This script uses a play format to creatively explore the state of the intersectionality conversation in the climate justice community of practice. This is the second of four scenes.

On October 20, 2021, CJRF hosted the first webinar in a three-part series on how aspects of identity link to climate justice and resilience. Webinar participants head from a panel of CJRF grant partners and used breakout discussions to explore how gender plays into people’s abilities to thrive in a warming climate.

Over the next few months, we will be posting excerpts from “Existing Within and Between: A Script on Climate Action & Intersectionality.” This script uses a play format to creatively explore the state of the intersectionality conversation in the climate justice community of practice.

DRCSC works with the rural poor in the Sundarbans. For nearly 30 years, the organization has used scientific management of natural resources and community-based initiatives to improve the food and livelihood security of those living there. This includes teaching adaptable farming techniques, like developing a raised bed system that allows excess water to drain or growing crops in bags, a term known as sack cultivation.