Solution

Social Equity & Climate Change for Cities100

This solution addresses lack of social equity in international for local communities

Problem Description

"The Social Equity & Climate Change sector showcases solutions that alleviate social injustices relating to climate change and its impacts, including expanding transport access for low-income city residents, adapting disadvantaged neighborhoods to the physical effects of climate change, and promoting food and energy security for marginalized communities." Quote from: https://issuu.com/sustainia/docs/cities100_2016_final_small

Building Blocks

Story

"Cities100 is a mission shared by Sustainia, C40, and Realdania to find the 100 leading city solutions to climate change. To identify groundbreaking projects from around the world, C40 and Sustainia launched a public campaign for applications, which yielded 160 eligible project submissions. In order to find the projects with the largest potential to create low-carbon and resilient cities, the applications were vetted and assessed by city and climate change experts at C40 and Sustainia, who used a detailed scoring system based on five criteria:
- Climate action
- Co-benefits
- Innovation
- Governance
- Sharing and scaling"

Quote from: https://issuu.com/sustainia/docs/cities100_2016_final_small

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Organisations Involved

Solution Stage

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STAGE SPECIALIST SKILLS REQUIRED EXAMPLE ACTIVITIES RISK LEVEL AND HANDLING FINANCE REQUIRED KINDS OF EVIDENCE GENERATED GOAL
Developing and implementing5
Strong leadership, management, implementation skills
  • Policy design
  • Programme design
  • Business modelling
  • Organisational design
  • Prepare for some adaptation to implementation
MEDIUM
  • Programme funds, equity, loans, grants
HIGH
A robust and detailed case developed through formal evaluation and evidence gathering – use of a control group to isolate impact
An implemented and sustainable innovation

Submitted By

Janae Futrell
Activity