Title
Special Recognition - Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Community Mural
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize the contributions of Carrie Ziegler, City staff, and community members in the creation of a city-wide climate impact mural.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recognize the contributions of Carrie Ziegler, City staff, and community members in the creation of a city-wide climate impact mural.
Staff Contact:
Hannah Ljunggren, Senior Climate Program Analyst, Office of Community Vitality, 360.753.8377
Presenter(s):
Hannah Ljunggren, Senior Climate Program Analyst, Office of Community Vitality
Carrie Ziegler, Earth Art
Background and Analysis:
Local artist, Carrie Ziegler has designed a collaborative mural to support community outreach for the City of Olympia’s Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA).
The purpose of this project is to collect Climate Impact Statements from community members, which describe the potential impacts of climate change on populations, systems, assets, services. These Impact Statements represent community perspectives and concerns about the current and future impacts of climate change in Olympia.
By incorporating collaborative art into this community engagement effort, the City and Artist aim to create an engagement experience that is rich, collaborative, and builds towards something not only beautiful, but hopeful.
Climate Analysis:
The CRVA mural will not directly impact Olympia’s climate mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the CRVA will help inform future work to build community resilience to the anticipated impacts of climate change that cannot be avoided.
Equity Analysis:
Climate change affects everyone, but it does not affect all people equally. Some communities experience disproportionate climate impacts due to existing vulnerabilities and socioeconomic disparities, as well systemic environmental injustices. Low-income communities, people of color, indigenous people, and people with disabilities are often more vulnerable to climate risks and face greater barriers to benefit from climate action.
The community mural gathers impact statements from community members with a diverse range of perspectives and lived experiences. Some examples of community members who have contributed impact statements include renters and homeowners, individuals who work with frontline communities and environmental agencies, college and high school students, seniors, City staff, and many more.
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