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Revitalising African Villages

  • Date: 15 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • Location: Morocco

GEN is developing a continent-wide programme to transform villages in Africa into dynamic, viable, resilient communities that can wisely and sustainablymanage the natural resources upon which they depend. The conversation will look at successful ecovillage programmes (in Senegal, Egypt, Tanzania) and propose ways of dramatically scaling up these experiences. … Read more

The Pan African Ecovillage Development Programme (PAEDP)

Blue Zone Side Event COP22 Tue 2016-11-1510:00 - 11:00Behring RoomCOP22, Marrakech, Blue ZoneGEN at COP22 GEN is developing a continent-wide programme to transform villages in Africa into dynamic, viable, resilient communities that can wisely and sustainablymanage the natural resources upon which they depend. The conversation will look at successful ecovillage programmes (in Senegal, Egypt, Tanzania) and propose ways of dramatically scaling up these experiences. … Read more

Climate Matters Show: Ecovillages

  • Date: 14 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • Location: Morocco

Join representatives from the Global Ecovillage Network in conversation with Stuart Scott through which we will address our unique approach to grassroots-led community development, and how our approach of holistic, whole systems design is contributing to local level, community-led solutions to diverse environmental, economic, and social issues. … Read more

Climate Matters Show: Ecovillages

Blue Zone Side Event COP22 Mon 2016-11-1419:30 - 20:00Press Conf. Room 2, Dakhla R.COP22, Marrakech, Blue ZoneGEN at COP22 Join representatives from the Global Ecovillage Network in conversation with Stuart Scott through which we will address our unique approach to grassroots-led community development, and how our approach of holistic, whole systems design is contributing to local level, community-led solutions to diverse environmental, economic, and social issues. … Read more

Indigenous and Faith Led Inspired Ecovillage Solutions

Blue Zone Side Event COP22 Mon 2016-11-1410:00 – 11:00Behring RoomBehring Room GEN at COP22 Around the world, there is a growing participation and influence of faith and indigenous movements on climate change. GEN together with invited speakers explore this powerful emergence to harness holistic solutions for resilience and sustainability. We explore models and practices on eco-temples, green mosques, indigenous solutions in disasters, and ecosystems restoration among other … Read more

Indigenous and Faith Led

  • Date: 14 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • Location: Morocco

Around the world, there is a growing participation and influence of faith and indigenous movements on climate change. GEN together with invited speakers explore this powerful emergence to harness holistic solutions for resilience and sustainability. We explore models and practices on eco-temples, green mosques, indigenous solutions in disasters, and ecosystems restoration among other stories in this interactive panel. … Read more

GEN Livestreaming at COP22

Monday, 14 November 18:00 GMT - Sonita Mbah: Bringing out the Voice of Youth - Social Entrepreneurship and Climate Change in Cameroon  Get your link to join! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/32cad2cf7a8130544ac87b605f06faf5 Sonita Mbah was born and grew up in Cameroon and is a facilitator as well as administrator and public relations officer of Better World Cameroon and Bafut Ecovillage (www.betterworld-cameroon.com). Since 2009, Sonita has dedicated herself to reconnecting young … Read more

Climate

Challenges of Climate Change Climate Change is a global phenomenon that affects the world in diverse ways, based on the fluctuations in your area and your geography. Problems range the spectrum in extremes, include drought, flooding, crop destruction, dangerously high temperatures, larger and more powerful storms, refugees, regional conflicts, more vectors of disease, disruption of utilities, infrastructure damage, economic turmoil, etc. With so many massive problems that we face, we must … Read more

Establishing a Pan-African Ecovillage Development Programme

For the past 20 some years the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) and it’s regional affiliate, GEN-Africa, have been developing a transformative model, using an integrated, multi-sectoral community based approach to create sustainable andresilient ecovillage communities. Many of these ecovillages are among the most sustainable of communities on earth. Now we would like to invite you to join us in developing and/or supporting the development of a Pan-African Ecovillage Development Strategy and … Read more

Latin America (CASA):  Video Documentation and Educational Tools for Community Development

A Solution provided by Común Tierra, Latin America With the rural exodus and the deterioration of rural communities, many traditional skills and decentralized solutions are threatened with extinction. On the other hand, local communities that are determined to remain and continue to develop don´t have access to globally shared knowledge. The Común Tierra Project has stepped into this gap and works as a bridgebuilder and information carrier for numerous remote communities in Latin … Read more