How Resilient is Cambridge?

Celebrate with us at the Glasshouse (NOT the Guildhall) on May 28th for our report launch.

Glasshouse, Botanic House 100 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PH.

May 28 5-7 pm

How Resilient is Cambridge?

How will the climate crisis impact Cambridge and how prepared are we?

This series of evenings is the start of a public conversation about the challenges and opportunities that Cambridge faces, from a systems thinking perspective. Hear presentations from a selected panel of experts on each topic, and ask your questions.

Jan 21 - Food

• Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy (presenting online)
• Sam Dyer, Cambridge Sustainable Food
• Cllr Katie Thornburrow, Petersfield and Cambridge Room Trustee
• (Cancelled Kath Dalmeny, CEO Sustain)

Feb 12 - Reuse and the Circular Economy

• Bode Essan, South Cambs Joint Waste Service
• Guy Jones, Repairer for the Cambrigge Repair Cafe Network and Cambridge Carbon Footprint
• Cllr Janne Jarvis, West Suffolk Council

Feb 25 - Flooding

• JJ Watters, Associate Landscape Architect, LDA Design
• Clara Todd, Water Sensitive Cambridge
• Anne Miller, Carbon Neutral Cambridge

Mar 12 - Energy dependency

• Sheryl French, Cambridge Climate Ltd
• Tom Cox, Decent Energy
• Paul Kershaw, Cambridge Retrofit Hub

Mar 26 - Communications

• Laura Ellis, Head of Technology Forecasting, BBC R&D
• Mike Banahan, Raynet and Licensed Radio Amateur
• Golzar Zandi, Development Project Manager, Cambridge City Council

Apr 8 - Community systems

• Ruchit Purohit, Cambridge Room
• Rich Rippon, Sortition Foundation
• Hilary Cox Condron, Arts Activist and Educator

All days 5-7pm, at the Guildhall in market square and online, doors at 4:30 for networking. We know the time doesn't work for everyone -- it's alright to come late, and recordings will be available.

When you select your tickets, please choose whether you will attend online or in person. All tickets are free.

For each topic, we are asking:

• What type of crisis are we facing, what constraints are we working under?
• Who is currently working on solutions?
• What other preparations are worth making in advance, and what additional support do we need?

A team of 3-4 experts will give presentations of their expertise and perspectives. This will be followed by questions from City and County Councillors, community groups and schoolchildren, as well as questions that have been submitted in advance, and questions taken from the room and online chat.

You can also .

Throughout the events, there is a focus on networking and collaboration. We will make available a list of grants and funding opportunities and strongly encourage partnerships to form and community groups to apply for funding to implement the solutions that will be discussed.

We have tables and time for networking before the event. If any community groups are interested in distributing flyers for their group, etc, then we have space for you. Please email [email protected] and I’ll pass on the details.

A summary report of the presentations as well as a full list of the questions asked will be made available to the public and to the council.

May 28 - Report launch and networking event

If you would like to get involved to help plan or run these events, please get in touch with [email protected].

Produced in partnership between the Resilience Web (resilienceweb.org.uk) and the Cambridge Room (cambridgeroom.org). Special thank you to the Cambridge City Council for use of the Guildhall.

Photo credit: Hugh Venebles cc-by-sa/2.0

This event series has been produced on essentially zero budget. If you would like to help us cover our printing and advertising costs, please consider donating to our Open Collective.

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