2021 – 2022
Funded by Darebin City Council.
This project responded to Darebin City Council’s need to better understand the inequitable impacts of extreme weather and fuel poverty (when a household can’t afford the heating and cooling services it needs) across the Darebin community, on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung country. This work built on the trusted relationships developed with Darebin community service organisations through the Centre’s Building Climate Resilience in the Community Sector workshops in May 2021.
The project
The Centre engaged with three priority communities in Darebin – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, culturally and linguistically diverse community members, and those aged 65 years and over – to identify their needs and priorities in understanding and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Through existing services and community spaces, this project facilitated conversations with diverse community groups about their lived experience of extreme weather, such as heatwaves and storms.
The impact
This project facilitated community-led solutions which drew on Darebin’s climate risks, vulnerabilities and strengths. Darebin City Council will use the stories gathered through this work to inform areas for focus in future adaptation programs and its next Climate Emergency Strategy.