For some time now, we've been bombarded with information about the changing climate and its impact on our daily lives. Increasingly, we're experiencing the effects of climate change firsthand – in the form of rapidly changing weather patterns, surprisingly high summer temperatures, and even rising food prices. However, not everyone understands the issues surrounding climate and ecology – many myths and misconceptions have arisen around these topics, the language of the scientific community is too technical for some, and most of us are too busy to thoroughly study complex reports and studies on the subject.
Do we, as a local community, have the tools to prepare for the long-term effects of climate change? Is all the information we read about it online credible? What can we do as neighbors to ensure our neighborhoods become more resilient to sudden weather changes, heatwaves, or even food shortages? If, like us, you're searching for answers to these questions and the changing climate is increasingly concerning, we invite you to the meeting "Climate ABC: What's the Deal with Climate Change?", led by Katarzyna Bochenek.
We will focus not only on climate change, its dynamics, and causes, but also on the role of modern humans in accelerating environmental changes. Together, we will examine human expansion on a macro (global) scale, but also on a micro scale – the takeover of increasingly larger urban areas for residential development. We will discuss how this impacts the habitats of species naturally occurring in cities. The current climate situation will serve as an introduction to considerations and planning for actions we can take to preserve/enhance our local natural environment.
What actions can an individual take to make changes in their immediate surroundings? We will discuss the importance of new plantings, the needs in this area, water savings, concrete, and, in general, how to build a plan to save the urban ecosystem using small steps.
The meeting will take place November 21, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the headquarters of the Local Activity Center Plac Grunwaldzki OD NOWA (ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 63a, 1st floor in the courtyard). We invite people who have just begun to take an interest in the topic of climate change and ecology and therefore need to consolidate their knowledge at a basic level.
Participation is free, and the meeting will be conducted in Polish. Registration is available via the online form: https://bit.ly/ABCklimatuWARSZTAT.
About the presenter:
Katarzyna Bochenek – a graduate of pedagogy and ethnology at the University of Wrocław. Currently, she is the administrative director of a Wrocław cultural institution and a permanent mediator at the District Court in Wrocław. Until 2021, she was involved in the implementation of the international project "C – Change – Culture and Art in the Fight against Climate Change," co-financed by the European Union's URBACT Program. As part of the project, she led training workshops on reducing carbon footprints and reducing the negative impact of institutions on the climate. She is the coordinator of "green changes" at her home institution and the originator and implementer of two grants as part of the city's "Green Culture" program. She is also the initiator of the cyclical "Chodź na eko" (Go Eco) campaigns related to the cleanup of areas of the Great Island and green areas on the Oder River coast. Privately, she is a believer in the "zero waste" idea and a lover of mountain hiking, literature, culture, and art.
„Civic Workshop – Green Plac Grunwaldzki OD NOWA” is a project financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway from the EEA Grants under the Active Citizens Programme – Regional Fund.
