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What’s Being Done? Rural Climate SolutionsTara Ritter, Program Associate
for climate and rural communities
Rural Climate Dialogues• Partnership between IATP and the
Jefferson Center to create community-driven climate adaptation plans in rural communities
• Dialogue locations:–Morris, MN– Grand Rapids, MN–Winona, MN
Rural Climate Dialogues• 3-day event to study local climate
impacts and outline how the community should respond
– “Citizen’s Jury” model gathers a demographically representative group of individuals
– Local speakers as trusted messengers– Focus on uniting, not dividing. All
perspectives welcome and encouraged
Rural Climate Dialogues• Priorities identified by each
community• Assistance provided to find funding to
implement recommendations
Rural Climate Dialogues• Goal to filter local recommendations
up to state and national level policy development
• Statewide convening planned for September 8 and 9
Rural Climate Network• 50 groups around the country
working on climate change from a rural perspective
• Information sharing network intended to elevate rural perspectives to inform state and national climate policy
• www.ruralclimatenetwork.org
Rural Climate Policy Priorities• High level policy recommendations in 9
areas:– Agriculture -Forestry – Conservation -Health– Education -Infrastructure– Energy -Recreation & Tourism– Fisheries
• http://www.ruralclimatenetwork.org/policy-priorities
Rural Climate Policy Priorities• Recommendations shaped
by these principles:– Resilient– Equitable– Diverse, Democratic and
Locally Determined– Transformative and Long
Term
• http://www.ruralclimatenetwork.org/policy-priorities