Building a Collective Commitment To Ensure Climate Adaptation and Equity
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On October 3, 2022, for the first time, over 150+ participants gathered together for the Climate Summit for San Mateo County.
The first annual Climate Summit for San Mateo County was hosted by Thrive Alliance and their co-hosts, Climate Resilient Communities, Nuestra Casa, and Rise South City. The event was held in October 2022 and brought together over 250 individuals from different sectors, including academia, government, community-based organizations, and philanthropy.
The primary objective of the Climate Summit was to build a collective commitment towards adaptation and equity in San Mateo County. The event provided an opportunity for attendees to learn about the adaptation needs of frontline communities in the county and how to bring communities and community-based organizations to the forefront of addressing climate change.
The Climate Summit was successful in creating stronger relationships between communities and all sectors, thereby shifting power dynamics and building collective commitments to actions that ensure communities in the county are prepared for and protected from climate change.
Overall, the first annual Climate Summit was a success, bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders to address climate change and build a more sustainable future for San Mateo County. We hope to build on the momentum of this event and continue working towards a more resilient and equitable future for all.
View the summit’s program and watch summit videos from Climate Summit on YouTube!
Welcoming Remarks and Keynote with Council Member, Cecilia Tayor
Adaptation and Equity: Translating Science into Policy and Practice
Community Leadership: Shifting Power to Frontline Communities
Resources and Accountability: Funding Community Priorities
Youth Presentation by 'Anamatangi Polynesian Voices and Making Our Collective Commitment
This event is co-presented with Stanford University as an Office of Community Engagement Regional Forum, periodic events that showcase regional collaboration on timely topics and advance Stanford’s mission. We also appreciate the additional support from the Haas Center for Public Service and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
Thank you to our Sponsors
Earth Level🌎
Ecosystem Level🏞️
Community Level
SUMMIT HOST Committee
Violet Wulf-Saena Founder And Executive Director, Climate Resilient communities
MIRIAM YUPANQUI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NUESTRA CASA
JULIO GARCIA FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RISE SOUTH CITY
PETRA SILTON SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, THRIVE ALLIANCE
Faculty Advisors
Gabrielle Wong-Parodi Assistant Professor of Earth System Science, Stanford University
Desiree LaBeaud Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University
Sara Singer Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
Thank you to the Summit Planning Committee: Jennifer Adams (Environmental Justice Program Coordinator at Nuestra Casa), Caroline Beckman (Program Manager, Climate Resilient Communities), Michelle Kim (Development & Operations Associate, Acterra), Tracy Flor-Figueroa (AmeriCorps Vista Member, Thrive Alliance), and Vicky Avila Medrano (Program Director, Nuestra Casa), Preeti Hehmeyer (Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement, Stanford University), Megan Swezey Fogarty, (Associate Vice President for Community Engagement, Stanford University), Joanna Jeffs (Office of Government Affairs / Office of Community Engagement, Stanford University), Matt Biggar (Principal and Founder, Connected to Place), Georgia Farooq, (Executive Director, Thrive Alliance).
For more information contact Petra Silton.
