Canadian Disability & Climate Change Network and Strategy Project
The Canadian Disability and Climate Change Network and Strategy Project will fill the need for a Canadian approach to addressing the complex interaction between the SDGs related to disability and climate change. The project will catalyze a movement of stakeholders from multiple sectors from coast to coast to coast to localize the SDGs related to disability and climate change in a coordinated and networked approach.
Working with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Good Health and Well-being.
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Reduced Inequalities.
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Climate Action.
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Life on Land.
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Partnership for the Goals.
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
Objectives
Localize
SDGs.
Localize SDGs in communities to facilitate the advancement, measurement, and reporting of SDGs progress on reduced inequalities (SDG 10), climate action (SDG 13), good health and well-being (SDG 3), sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), life on land (SDG 15), and partnerships for the goals (SDG 17)
Foster Disability Leadership for Climate Change
Foster new and established relationships between people with disabilities who are engaged in climate change efforts in order to strengthen their leadership and capacity to bring disability perspectives into local, provincial, national and international climate change forums in order to more effectively advance the SDGs.
Establish an Accountability Framework
Establish a locally-inspired, national strategy for climate change and disability and accompanying monitoring framework that will serve as an accountability framework to support impact measurement, highlight innovative or existing actions in communities, and demonstrate SDG progress.
Foster Partnerships for Innovation
Foster new and established collaboration or partnerships between the disability sector and climate change sectors to foster innovation and investment for SDGs.
Create
Knowledge Resources
Create resources to enhance and share knowledge on the intersection of SDGs related to climate change and disability.
Key Project Activities
Canadian Climate and Disability Strategy Hub
Localize SDGs in communities to facilitate the advancement, measurement, and reporting of SDGs progress on reduced inequalities (SDG 10), climate action (SDG 13), good health and well-being (SDG 3), sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), life on land (SDG 15), and partnerships for the goals (SDG 17)
PWD Climate Advocate’s Network
Foster new and established relationships between people with disabilities who are engaged in climate change efforts in order to strengthen their leadership and capacity to bring disability perspectives into local, provincial, national and international climate change forums in order to more effectively advance the SDGs.
Resources for Education and Advocacy on Disability and Climate Change
Development of accessible, audience-appropriate resources for use in education and advocacy on disability and climate change. These will include a strategy brief to summarize findings of a literature review on disability and climate change, that will be translated into infographics and posters for sharing with different audiences; Accessible knowledge products aimed at summarizing the national strategy and calls for action; and vignettes about disability and climate change that can be used in education and advocacy.
National Strategy on Disability and Climate Change
Development of a national strategy on disability and climate change, inspired by local and regional consultations with input from people with disabilities, climate advocates, experts and allies. The strategy, and an accompanying monitoring framework, will serve as an accountability framework for progress on the SDGs related to disability and climate change.
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This project is supported by a three-year funding contribution from the Government of Canada’s Sustainable Development Goals Program.
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