Edition #1

Hello from Resilient East.

Welcome to the first edition of the Resilient East e-newsletter. We are excited to have you onboard!

Resilient East is about making sure the eastern Adelaide region remains a vibrant, desirable and productive place to live, work and visit, and that our businesses, communities and environments can respond positively to the challenges and opportunities presented by a changing climate.

Though our e-newsletter is new, we have been working on climate change since 2013. You may recall signing up for our e-news at one of our events, like Feeling Hot Hot Hot!, or via our website. We promise not to overwhelm you with lots of emails, however feel free to unsubscribe at any time.

We are getting climate ready and look forward to helping increase your resilience to climate change too!

Resilient East is a partnership between

Campbelltown City Council, the Cities of Adelaide, Burnside, Norwood Payneham and St Peters, Prospect, Tea Tree Gully, Unley, the Town of Walkerville, the Government of South Australia and Green Adelaide.

Our Commitment.

To help us take this collaborative approach, our Resilient East Coordinator has been jointly funded by Green Adelaide and our partner councils.

In addition, our Resilient East Action Plan sets out priorities for the next four years and will help us to implement actions that have regional benefits. To find out more, visit our website at resilienteast.com.

We recently joined LinkedIn! You can follow us here or join the conversation online at #ResilientEast.

Understanding Urban Heat.

As our climate becomes hotter and drier, it is important to understand areas of high risk and identify opportunities to better plan for the future. Urban Heat and Tree Mapping Viewer is an online tool that can help us do this by highlighting where surface heat builds up and why. The tool shows a snapshot of surface temperatures in hot weather so we can compare different land uses, designs, materials and colours.

To assist you in using the online mapping tool, we have developed six fun and interactive factsheets! Click on the image below for access.

Climate Ready Training.

Get involved and help build climate resilience in your community

Australian Red Cross is working with us to connect and equip community members to act on climate change.

Climate Ready Champion Training brings communities together to share and develop skills and knowledge. Participants learn ways to support their communities to adapt to the changing climate.

This training helps to develop networks and resources to support participants to take ongoing action.

Participate to become a Climate Ready Champion!

Current training opportunities:

• For people in the Resilient East region, 6th & 13th of May

• For people in the AdaptWest region - May (Cities of Charles Sturt, Pt Adelaide Enfield & West Torrens) - 8th & 15th of May

• For people in the AdaptWest region - June (Cities of Charles Sturt, Pt Adelaide Enfield & West Torrens) - 19th & 26th of June.

Climate Ready Schools is a similar initiative challenging students and teachers to take action for their school and local neighbourhood.
Find out more information here and ask your school to participate.

Have Your Say

• Draft Corporate Emissions Reduction Plan - City of Norwood Payneham St Peters, (closes 28 April 2021)
  

• Draft Climate Energy Plan - City of Unley, (closes 10 May 2021)

Grant Opportunities

• SA Water Community Partnership Grants, (closes 3 May 2021)

Events

• Water smart solutions for your home and backyard, 15 May 2021

Expression of Interest (EOI)

• Climate Ready Schools - EOI for School Teachers, (closes 18 May 2021)
  

Got a Climate Ready Idea?

We’d love to hear your ideas or examples of preparing your home, family, workplace or life for climate change.
Get in touch at hello@resilienteast.com.

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