Davie Philip Cultivate Living & Learning (Sustainable Ireland Co-operative Society Ltd.) Cloughjordan Ecovillage (Sustainable Projects Ireland CLG ) [email protected] Developing the capacity of existing and emerging community leaders to lead citizen-engaged sustainability & wellbeing projects
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Davie PhilipCultivate Living & Learning
(Sustainable Ireland Co-operative Society Ltd.)
Cloughjordan Ecovillage(Sustainable Projects Ireland CLG )
Developing the capacity of existing and emerging
community leaders to lead citizen-engaged
sustainability & wellbeing projects
• Background - Engaging Citizens Since 1997Cultivate, facilitating citizen engaged, community led transitions to a low carbon and healthy society. Citizen Science
• Strengthening Community Resilience Regeneration, Transformation, Adaptation
• The Potential of Cloughjordan Ecovillage Ecosystem of Innovation - Immersive Learning & Action Research in Living Labs
• Looking AheadStrengthening the capacity of community leaders & drivers of local change
Illuminating stories of community led initiatives for low carbon and healthy
living
• Reader - 12 articles by leading
thinkers
• Directory - Contacts details for
over 500 organisations and
businesses in Ireland
1997 - 2000
• 3 SUSTAINABLE EARTH FAIRS
NUIM 1997 & 1998, TCD 1999
• SUSTAINABLE IRELAND SOURCE BOOK
SUSTAINABLE LIVING FESTIVAL
2000 - 2017
SUSTAINABLE IRELAND COOPERATIVE
2003 - 2010
A 10-part TV show produced for public access and community
television funded by BCI. Broadcast in over 10 countries, the
DVD is still popular with community groups.
2008-2011Mentored & trained 45 climate advocates from NI
and ROI. Developed and hosted Learning Journeys
COMPETENCIES TO HELP NAVIGATE THE TRANSITION
RESILIENCECOMMUNITYLIVINGOPEN
CITIZEN SCIENCE AND THE GROW OBSERVATORY
http://growobservatory.org
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 690199.
The GROW Observatory (GROW) is a European-wide citizen science project engaging thousands
of growers, scientists and others passionate about the land, and building capacity to better
understand and manage soil, while contributing to vital scientific environmental monitoring.
www.ecolise.eu
BRINGING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS TO LIFE THROUGH LOCAL STORIESCultivate are listening for local stories that bring the global goals alive. These will be developed into an installation for Convergence 2018.
ENGAGING CITIZENS IN COMMUNITY LED TRANSITIONS
SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS IRELAND
Immersive Learning & Action Research in Living CommunitiesThe potential of Cloughjordan Ecovillage
CITIZEN LED DEVELOPMENT I A LIVING LAB
Transformative Social Innovation
Modelling the Transition to a Resilient & Low Carbon Society
CLOUGHJORDAN
CLOUGHJORDAN
ECOVILLAGE
High Performance Housing
Renewable Energy – DHS
Community Supported Agriculture
Sustainable Urban Drainage
Neighbourwood – Community Woodlands
Biodiversity Trail
WeCreate - Green Enterprise Centre
Co-Working Space
Grow Observatory
FabLab - Digital Fabrication Lab
Community Amphitheatre
Research Education Demonstration Gardens
Composting Demonstration Area
Social Farming
Wood Fired Bakery
Edible Landscapes
Car Club
Live/ Work Units
Eco-Hostel
“Pioneering the principles and practices that help us to
transition from ‘ego-system’ to ‘eco system’ awareness, may
well be one of the most important undertakings of our time.”
Otto Scharmer, MIT Senior Lecturer.
Cloughjordan Ecovillage
An Eco-system of Innovation
International Recognition
UN backed Liveable Communities Award – China 2013
Anticipatory Experiences
The Milesecure Project
A consortium of 15 European research centres funded
by the European Commission, identified Cloughjordan
Ecovillage as one of the 23 most successful
‘anticipatory experiences’ in Europe of the transition to
a low-carbon society
www.milesecure2050.eu
REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Households and community’s ecological footprint (EF)
has been measured by Tipperary Energy Agency in 2014
Ecovillage EF = 2 global hectares
A third of the national average
APPRECIATION OF PLACEA SENSE OF BELONGING
Social relations, e.g. between neighbours, consumers and producers, policy-
makers and citizens, are fundamental to how we live our lives.
We need to address the deeper levels of how we relate to one another.
SOCIAL CAPITALFELLOWSHIP
COMMUNITY COHESIONBUILDING NEIGHBOURLINESS
INTERGENERATIONALCONVIVIALITY
NATURE RECONNECTION
PLACES TO GROW
WORKING TOGETHER
EATING TOGETHER
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP
RENEWABLE ENERGY
GROWING TOGETHERCOMMUNITY GARDENS
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURESOCIAL FARMING
Riot Rye Bakehouse & Bread School
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED BUSINESS
WeCreate – GREEN ENTERPISE CENTRE
CO-WORKINGSOCIAL ENTERPRISE
WeCreate Fab Lab
PRTOTYPING – REPAIR
Place Based Learning
Neighbourwood
Community Woodland
Learning Camp
Community
Ampitheatre
GREEN
CLASSROOM
Community
FARM
Sports
VOLUNTEER
AREA
BIODIVERSITY
TRAIL
COMMUNITY
LABYRINTH
SKY
BOWL
NATURE
RECONNECTION
SOCIAL FARMING
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IMERSIVE EDUCATIONPLACE BASED LEARNINGPARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH
MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABILITY
Prototyping the behavioural and organisational changes that will be required for
any community to have a lower environmental impact and be more resilient.
Collaborative Meeting
& Learning Processes
SOCIAL INNOVATION
COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE
“Cloughjordan, where the vision of sustainable living is clearly being put
into practice, brings to mind the Irish saying; great achievements only
come through cooperation.” President Michael D. Higgins
A Liveable Community
A Destination for Immersive Learning
www.thevillage.ie
An Environment for Participatory Action Research
How might we develop the capacity of existing and emerging community leaders to lead citizen-engaged sustainability & wellbeing projects?
Facilitate an appreciation of place Understanding of context Take a systemic approach Work across sectors Use Asset and Place Based methodologies Animate ‘intrinsic’ values Build capacities in collaboration
• led initiatives for low carbon and healthy living
Cultivate Living & Learning(Sustainable Ireland Co-operative Society Ltd.)
Looking Ahead 2018Continue to strengthen the capacity of community leaders & drivers of local
change
Illuminating stories of community led initiatives for low carbon and healthy living.
Convergence 18Stories and Conversations for a Healthy and Sustainable Ireland
Toolkit & Training for Community CatalystsDeveloping resources, capacity building and CPDs for drivers of local
change
Instillation - local projects - global goals Learning environment and exhibit of inspiring local projects
addressing the Sustainable Development Goals
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