Holistic Climate Solutions Summit
From September 19-25, join Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation’s “Holistic Climate Solutions Summit” for thought-provoking panels, interactive workshops, and dialogues exploring an alternative future that is within reach. Convened in alignment with Climate Week NYC and the UN General Assembly, we’ll present solutions-focused themes that model a better tomorrow, as well as those that showcase what’s possible when optimism and action converge with respect for all sentient beings and our planet.
View the full program here: tzuchicenter.org/programs/climate-week-nyc
In-person (RSVP required): Tzu Chi Center, 229 E 60th Street, New York, NY 10022
Virtual: tzuchicenter.org/programs/climate-week-nyc#live
Each day of the Summit will be dedicated to the following themes (and their respective sessions):
- Day 1 – Food Systems (Monday, 9/19)
- 10 AM: An Intergenerational Dialogue: Youth Solutions & Priorities for Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems
- 1 PM: Faith-Based Solutions to Create Climate Resilient Food Systems
- 3:30 PM: Revolutionary Strategies of Food Sovereignty for Historically Marginalized Communities of Color
- 6:30 PM: In Dialogue with Youth Environmental Leaders: Creating Transformative Change at the UN
- Day 2 – Local to Global (Tuesday, 9/20)
- Day 3 – Interfaith and Well-Being (Wednesday, 9/21)
- 7:30 AM: Highlighting Interfaith Responses to Climate Anxiety
- 10 AM: Faith Dialogue Informing the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
- 1 PM: Explorations of the Climate Security Nexus
- 3:30 PM: The Building Blocks of Mutual Aid for Disaster Resilience
- 7 PM: Mindfulness in the Face of Eco-Anxiety and Climate Grief
- Day 4 – Envisioning Our Shared Future (Thursday, 9/22)
- 10 AM: The Zero-Zero Solution: Getting to Actual Zero Anthropogenic Emissions of GHG with the VECA (Vision for Equitable Climate Action) Framework
- 1 PM: Youth Leadership in the Triple Planetary Crisis: Creating the World We Need to Live In
- 3:30 PM: Innovative Usage of Storytelling for Media Communications on Climate Awareness and Climate Action
- 6:30 PM: Art for Climate Action: Creating Our Future Together
- Day 5 – Building a Flourishing Future (Friday, 9/23)
- 10 AM: Marching Towards COP27: Building MENA Climate Resilience by Engaging Women of Faith in Food Systems Transformation
- 1 PM: Solutions at the Nexus of Climate, Animal Welfare, and Sustainable Development
- 3:30 PM: Exploring the UNGA Resolution on Human Right to Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
- 6:30 PM: Holistic Climate Solutions Summit Networking Event
- Day 6 – Plastics and the Climate (Saturday, 9/24)
- Day 7 – United in Action (Sunday, 9/25)
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns/NY, please visit csvgc-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/Vienna, please visit csr-sustainability.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Intergenerational Solidarity, please email the vice chair at susanneseperson@gmail.com.