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Rethinking the CountryThe Transition from Dependency to ResilienceMonday 27th April 2009 | Tipperary Institute, Thurles, North Tipperary
Cultivate Centre, Tipperary Institute,The Village,
Irish Rural Link and Carnegie Trust.
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OpeningTerry ONiaidh, North Tipperary County Council
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Towards Sustainable Rural CommunitiesCiaran Lynch - Head of Rural Development, Tipperary Institute
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Sustainable Rural
CommunitiesConvergence
April 2009
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A few preliminaries Sustaining communities and sustainable communities
Importance of values
All visions are underpinned by certain values
Some of my values are That the concept should include the social, economic and environmental
That equity and justice in a variety of contexts are important elements
Those to lose should be those that can afford it best
Importance of facts as well
The worlds resources are limited and becoming strained For some to gain some must lose
Concept will always be in motion
A model can include
Descriptors of the ideal
Processes
Conditions
Metrics
A model can help provide a focus for action and a tool for measurement and
evaluation
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A TI descriptor of a sustainable community
Shared vision and purpose
Value, protect and preserve itsnatural and built environment
Consciously seek to minimise its
use of scarce natural resourcesand its emissions of damagingmaterial to the environment
Create a high quality of life forall its members
Equitable access to servicesand facilities
A nurturing social context
A caring community in which theneeds of the marginalised andexcluded would be addressed
Welcoming and responsive tothose of all cultures and ethnicities
Provide employment to all itsmembers either in its own right or
in partnership with adjacentcommunities Involve itself in decisions and be
respected and included indecision-making by others
Structures in which authority andpower were shared Flexible and responsive Participate in developing
technologies Respond to its global as well as its
local responsibilities
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The CarnegiePetal Model
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The CarnegiePetal Model
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And to do.......????Develop a coherent vision for the rural
Provide leadership to culture change
Re-education both formal and informal
Highlight and promote the successfulEngage with the centre
Challenge the current paradigm
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From Vulnerability to Resilience
Peadar Kirby, UL
Rethinking the Country@Tipperary Institute
April 27th, 2009
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Introduction
Vulnerability has emerged as a concept to
analyse the social impacts of globalisation
This talk:
o Define what it meanso Examine how it points to the need to build resilience
o Discuss dimensions of resilience
o Suggest how we might move towards it
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Resilience I
Vulnerability points to clear policy prescription:
o Need to strengthen resilience
o Resilience is tantamount to an ability that is basedon entitlement, enfranchisment, empowerment andcapabilities (CEPAL, 2003: 25) Echoes Amartya Sens concern to move beyond a focus on
increasing incomes to strengthening capabilities
Focuses attention on
social arrangements and communityrelations such as medical coverage, public health care, school
education, law and order (Sen, 1999: 22-3)
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Resilience II
How to build resilience?:
o Of biosphere
o Of systems such as the financial, economic, political
o Of sub-systems such as welfare, labour, familyo Of counter-power collectivities such as parties, trade
unions, social movements
Two dimensions:o Design of policies
o Politics to implement them
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Politics of implementation
How can we build resilience?:o Personal actions: reduce our contribution to threats and strengthen our
coping mechanisms
Collective experiments like Cloghjordan ecovillage can offer models
o But also need public actions to invest in quality public services
Need a state more committed to developing resilience
Are such politics becoming more viable amid thesystemic crisis now upon us?:o Public authorities being forced to curb market freedoms: re-balancing of
power
o Challenge of moving to a no-growth economy to achieve ecological survival Urgent need for more public mobilisation and protest to change dominant
agenda: Beyond a Green New Deal
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Regional FoodHelen Lawrenson - Falkland Centre for Stewardship, Scotland
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Regional Food
The start of an experiment in Fife, Scotland
Helen Lawrenson
Falkland Centre for Stewardship
Rethinking the Country
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The Scottish Government has announced its intention tolegislate for an 80% reduction in greenhouse-gas emissionsby 2050- probably the most ambitious climate changeabatement programme in the world.
This is one that cannot possibly bereached without changingfundamentally the way we produce,process and distribute our food.
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The Fife Diet
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What do Fife Dieters eat?Dairy
Eggs
Cheese - one variety
Milk and Butter
Ice cream
Meat and Fish
Venison, pork, beef, chicken, sone fish
Fruit and Vegetables
Apples, pears, cherries, plums, rhubarb,strawberries, raspberrie
s. Cauliflower, kale, potatoes, turnips, leeks,broccoli, beetroot, spinach, carrots, brusselsprouts.
Other
Honey, Jam, barley, wheat and other cereal.
www.fifediet.co.uk
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The Fife Diet - a runaway success
Launched in October2007 by a small group offamilies and individuals
Ran for one year in itspure form
Built up a membership ofover 800 - a voluntary
network Re-launching as a Food
Co-Op in Spring 2009
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Aims of One Planet Food
1. To make a significant reduction in the greenhouse gas
emissions of Fife by reducing the carbon impact of ouragriculture, food retail, transportation and consumption.
2. To create research around the issues of food, culture,
localisation and climate change.
3. To create a platform of ideas for other regions andorganisations to work from and adapt.
4. To measure and capture the process.
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Planting a Seed A community bakery in
the village Transition Falkland
allotments
Bread matters movesto Falkland
Urban Allotments Flour Power!
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Tipperary Diet?
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Rural TransportVincent Nally - Irish Rural Link
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Given where we are at, what are
you already doing to buildresilience in your communities?
World Cafe
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Enterprise, Livelihoods and JobsBen Whelan - Cultivate and the Village
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The Power of One CommunityPaul Allen - Centre for Alternative Technologyand Zero Carbon Britain
Re-thinking the Country Conference 09
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zerocarbonireland
Based on
The power of one community!
Re thinking the Country Conference 09
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Climate security
Energy security
International security
Economic security
What are we aiming todeliver?
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Current targets are political targets
A need for evidence-based scenario development
Creating a common, coherent visionEndorsing & connecting actions across civil society
Identifying areas for urgent research
Charting a new terrain
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Climate Security - 350ppm
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Energy SecurityThere are currently 98 oil producing countries in the world, ofwhich 64 are thought to have passed their geologically imposedproduction peak, and of those 60 are in terminal production
decline. (David Strahan www.energybulletin.net)
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Internationalsecurity
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International framework:
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A technology roll-out scenariozerocarbonirelandRather than residing at the end of a
peaking, polluting pipeline, rural
communities can head their ownrenewable energy supply chain!
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Meter Irelandsdaily spend on
imported energyPut it on TV at
6pm every day!
- A cunning meter
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Reduce energy demand sector by sector: Built-environment
Industry
Transport
Agriculture & land use
(ZeroCarbonBritain identified a 50% overall reduction)
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Estimate Irelands strategic renewable energy
reserve
Wind, waves, tides, biomass, solar, geothermal..
Include only that harvestable with near-markettechnology
Calculate money this injects into the economy each
day
Identify infrastructure required to harvest this energy
Estimate jobs created in its construction & operation
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Turn theweatherinto
euros!
euro 1,348,000
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Electricity supply & demand
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Heat supply & demand
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Dealing with variability
Demand reduced by 50% Intelligent demand management
Generation distributed by region
Generation distributed by technology
Storage - V2G, flow batteries, pumped storage
International integration
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Integrated pan-EU scenario
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An economic stimulus package to harvestIrelands renewable resources will:
Dramatically improve balance of payments
Inject revenue into the economy every day
Create employment & stimulate the economy
Repay the taxpayer from the sale of energy generated
Future-proof against energy price shocks & blockades
The Saudi Arabia of green power
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As we get better at extracting energy through
increasing economies of scale and developments
in technology, the annual yield (and annual
income) increases every year, forever. Every island, coast, field, forest, hill top, south
facing roof can become an energy and economic
generator
Rural economies are at the heart of the action!
It just gets better & better
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Zero carbon retrofit & new buildSolar pv and solar thermal
Bio-fuels and CHP
Community wind projectsModal transport shifts, electric vehicles, cycling
Local food links
Local currencies & credit unions
Getting people talking
Getting people healthy, active and fit
Skilling-up
Tools & technologies for future-proofing rural areas
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www.cat.org.uk paul.allen@cat.org.ukwww.peakoiltaskforce.net
www.zerocarbonbritain.com
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The Power of One CommunitySeamus Hoyne - Tipperary Energy Agency and
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded by the European Commission
SERVE
Seamus HoyneProject Coordinator,Programme Specialist, Tipperary Institute
Convergence 27th April 2009
www.servecommunity.ie
SERVE Region
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
SERVE Region Total area: ~ 600 square
kilometres Total Pop: ~ 10,000
people Pop of Villages: ~ 4,770
people Largest energy consumer :
Transport (37%) Main Fuel : Oil (75%) % renewable energy: 1%
Total Energy; 6% HeatEnergy
Typical Dwelling BuildingEnergy Rating (BER): 210to 300 kWh/m2 /yr
Total No. of Dwelling(2006): 4,000 (60%constructed pre 1981)
Core Project Activities
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
Core Project Activities
Upgrade Existing HousesReduce Energy Consumption by 30-40%
Eco-VillageBuild highly efficient new buildings
A new sustainable community
Measure what we do and prove results
Research
Plan for the future
Train people to build up skills
Upgrading Existing Houses
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
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Upgrading Existing Houses
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
Upgrading Existing Houses
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
Upgrading Existing Houses
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
From Old (65% efficiency)
To New (95% efficiency)
Upgrading Major Impacts
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
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Eco Village
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
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132 highly efficient houses
Demonstrating best practice
Range of building types
All heat from renewables
Biomass and Solar
District heating
Communal Services and Buildings
Building a community
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
Seamus Hoyne
Project Co-ordinator
Programme Specialist,
Rural Development Dept
T: 0504 28114E: shoyne@tippinst.ie
W: www.servecommunity.ie
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SERVE Project, 2008CONCERTO is co-funded
by the European Commission
Seamus Hoyne
Project Co-ordinator
Programme Specialist,
Rural Development Dept
T: 0504 28114E: shoyne@tippinst.ie
W: www.servecommunity.ie
Thank you.
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