Public awareness
Promote climate change awareness
Why it's important
Climate change and biodiversity loss are problems that affects us all. By spreading the word, talking about the issue (no sugar coating involved!) and taking climate action we are hoping to raise awareness within our community and inspire change. We are currently developing this area of work, watch this space for more information in the incoming months!
What is CALL doing about it
So far we have talked about the pressing issues of environmental degradation and climate change during public meetings.
Within other subgroups we have initiated a diverse array of climate actions which will ultimately raise awareness of climate and biodiversity issues.
We would like to promote specific initiatives such as workshops, talks, screenings, and projects in the schools, but so far the work load hasn’t let us.
Within CALL, we would like to further the work of this subgroup. If you would like to join it and develop ideas send us a message!
What can YOU do about it
Talk about it! If you experience climate anxiety, talk about it. If you don’t know much about the subject, talk about it. Getting the conversation going can take us to places and motivate our actions.
External links & Resources
Below you can find some links we find particularly useful when attempting a more sustainable way of living our daily lives
provides information, advice and support to help Ireland adapt to our changing climate
If you don’t believe in climate change, or want resources to convince one, this website is for you
Photo by Adrian Tiernan, @artaltitudesdroneworks
CALL at the “Communities Caring for Water” National Conference November 9th 2024. December 8, 2024 - CALL was represented at the recent "Communities Caring for Water" conference in November 2024. This event was jointly organised by LAWPRO and The Rivers Trust, and held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Athlone (very nice!).
Visiting Lough Carra Catchment Association September 19, 2024 - This week CALL visited Lough Carra Catchment Association's public meeting. This was attended by over 30 people from the community (and beyond). There were four speakers giving updates on the progress of the monitoring and baselining studies that the Catchment Association are currently carrying out and a few other updates as you can see from their flier.
Event: Halloween swap September 19, 2024 - It is scary! In Ireland we bin about 700,000 costumes every Halloween! 83% of the costumes are made using non-recyclable petroleum-based plastics; meaning they are set...
Blue Dot campaign interviews September 6, 2024 - I'm the Action Officer for CALL. I'm currently working on the "Blue Dot to the Sea" campaign as part of the funding we have received from LAWPRO under its Catchment Support Fund (2024). I explained a bit about the blue dot designation for water ways in my recent post "CALL's Blue Dot to the Sea Campaign" https://callclimateaction.ie/2024/09/05/calls-blue-dot-to-the-sea-campaign/↗. I'm conducting interviews with members of the community who live and work with our rivers. How did I devise the interview questions?