By: Ada Inman Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral’s (ESPOL) EPIC Model Program is based on the need to promote joint work between authorities, communities, and universities to construct resilient communities through strengthening capacities that empowers social actors on their problems and provides skills to address the solutions. The program consolidates the academic and research work […]
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By: Ada Inman Released at COP27, the “Stories of Resilience: Lessons from LocalAdaptation Practice” book by the Global Center on Adaption features a chapter on the EPIC Model and the work of many EPIC Member Programs. Written by Jessica Barlow, Marshall Curry, Mzime Ndebele-Murisa, Nuttavikhom Phanthuwongpakdee, and Marc Schlossberg, this chapter outlines the elements of […]
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The Village of Waunakee received a 2022 Salute to Local Government award for its efforts to pursue social justice, racial equity, inclusion, and community civility. The Wisconsin Policy Forum, who announced this award, wrote, “Amid a racial reckoning after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the village of Waunakee began partnering with the UW-Madison […]
By: Ada Inman EPIC-N’s weekly social media reports outline all of the EPIC-N content shared weekly on our social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. To view these weekly reports, complete the following steps: EPIC-N encourages those of you who participate in social media to like and share the important information provided on our […]
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“Since June of 2022, START has partnered with the Education Partnerships for Innovation in Communities (EPIC) to conduct refresher trainings on the EPIC model in several southern African cities under the EPIC-N Africa Network. To date, these trainings have been held in Pretoria, South Africa for EPIC Coordinators from Durban and Lusaka, Zambia, Gaborone, Botswana […]
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October 7, 2022 at 10 AM CT Join AGU for a half-day online workshop on 7 October 2022 to demonstrate the need for the National Science Foundation to launch a new track on Community Science, Citizen Science, and Community Resilience. This track is one of several that NSF is considering for its convergence accelerator initiative. If the agency adopts our […]
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The COMpasso (Resilient Communities) Program is a partnership between the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and Municipalities in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. COMpasso engages the university community, municipalities’ staff, non-profit agencies and communities vulnerable to effects of local climate change in planning participatory processes for improving urban sustainability, environmental education and actions […]
Garrett Hurley Sustainability CoordinatorIndiana State UniversityGarrett.Hurley@indstate.edu+18122328502 Favorite Place One place I find myself escaping to constantly, whether physically or in my head, is the Oregon coast. The constant breeze and sand grains blowing. The scent of clam chowder […]
Megan Banks DirectorSustainable City Year ProgramUniversity of OregonUniversity of Oregonmbanks@uoregon.edu(541) 346-6395 Favorite Place My favorite thing about Eugene, Oregon, is the livability/quality of life, and the beautiful trees! What was your […]
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