Climate Action for Environmental Justice Communities Meeting – Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) wants to hear from you about climate action in your community!

Climate change is impacting Pennsylvanians and people all over the world, however we know that historic and persisting inequities mean that not all Pennsylvania communities will be affected equally. Environmental Justice communities are disproportionately exposed to climate hazards like flooding and heatwaves, and often have limited access to tools to assist their local economies in transitioning to cleaner energy, technology, and infrastructure.

To better understand how to incorporate the needs of under-resourced communities in future climate planning, DEP is asking for your input as it develops a Guide to Climate Action for Environmental Justice Communities.

DEP and its contractor, Preservation Design Partnership (PDP), along with local partners, are hosting public engagement sessions to listen to communities, discuss their climate adaptation needs, and learn what state government and others can do to assist them in becoming more sustainable and resilient in the face of climate change.

This Community Engagement Session will also be available online as a Microsoft Teams Live Event. If you plan to attend virtually, please follow this link to the Teams Live Event at the start of the Meeting:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTA1ZDRlMDUtNmQ1ZS00ZmQzLTg3OTgtZmYwZmQ3NzFkM2Fl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%22418e2841-0128-4dd5-9b6c-47fc5a9a1bde%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%221f5183f3-97d4-47f4-8254-e3597f07aeec%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a

Please note: Due to technological limitations, online attendees will be able to listen in to the presentation portion of this meeting, and will be encouraged to provide feedback using the survey. There will be no live Q&A portion for online attendees.

Can’t make the in-person sessions, or want to provide more detailed input? Please view the Climate Acton for Environmental Justice Communities StoryMap created by PDP to learn more, and take the strategy surveys to provide your feedback on how DEP can better meet the climate adaptation needs of Pennsylvanians in under-resourced areas, and chart a path to a more equitable, climate-smart future.

To learn more about climate change in Pennsylvania and what steps we can take to fight it, please see DEP’s Climate Justice webpage.

Please contact ra-epclimate@pa.gov for questions.