The Climate Justice Camp is a platform for community builders and organizers to build relationships with other advocates for climate justice and intersectional issues. The camp offers daily workshops to help participants develop skills that can be applied in local work, as well as share best practices and lessons learned from their local organizing.
In 2022, the inaugural Climate Justice Camp, held in Tunisia, was launched as a platform to bring together young climate leaders and activists from countries around the Global South and build cross-border strategies, networks, and momentum in the lead up to COP27. This was followed by the Climate Justice Camp 2023, held in Lebanon one year later. Between them, these two global camps hosted almost 1,000 participants from over 100 countries on the frontlines of climate change; and were the first international climate events of their kind to facilitate collaboration between social and climate justice groups and leaders in these regions of the world. Following the camps, a group of young attendees from the Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Curacao, St. Eustatius, Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, and Jamaica, began working together to develop the framework for a local version of the event, with the aim of connecting and centering climate justice demands in the Caribbean region. With the support of one of the lead organizers of the Climate Justice Camp, Roots, and more than a dozen local and international organisations, this resulted in the Climate Justice Camp: Caribbean, which will take place from March 28th to 31st, 2024 in Sint Maarten.
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Why is a Caribbean Climate Justice Camp important?
The Caribbean is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, with communities facing threats of extreme weather events, heat waves, and permanent water inundation due to sea level rise. There are many strong initiatives centered on issues ranging from human rights and decolonization, to social and climate justice in the region, however these groups are isolated from each other across the islands, and have often never met or talked to one another. The Climate Justice Camp: Caribbean will create a space and an opportunity for those working at the forefront of social and climate justice in this region to come together – many for the first time – and develop coordinated strategies and demands that push for local and global policy change and climate action.
How many people will attend?
The camp will host 120 participants from around the Caribbean region who are advocating, working, or volunteering on climate or social justice issues. There is no fee of attendance for selected participants, and all onsite costs such as food and accommodation will be covered by the organizers of the camp in order to make the event as accessible as possible.
What happens at the camp?
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Participants will both lead and take part in four days of workshops, sessions, and circles focused on: energy sector and transition; adaptation and resilience; gender and climate justice; and marine conservation. The camp is a platform for sharing knowledge, stories, and skills with the goal of co-creation, collaboration, and synergies across the region.
Where is it being held?
The Climate Justice Camp: Caribbean will be held from March 28th to 31st, at the University of St. Martin in Sint Maarten.
Who are the organizers?
The Climate Justice Camp initiative is an unbranded collaborative effort by many organizations and groups. The partners of the Climate Justice Camp: Caribbean include:
Participant demographics
The 120 participants at the Climate Justice Camp: Caribbean represent a range of countries, organizations, and issues. Camp attendees hail from Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Anguilla, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Croix, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, Suriname, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and US Virgin Islands. They represent more than 100 local and regional organizations across the Caribbean, and focus on a diverse range of intersectional issues from women and gender, to marine conservation, decolonization, adaptation, climate policy, and renewable energy.
Join us at Cleantech Forum Europe on 14-16 November in Tallinn, Estonia for three days of insight, opportunity, networking and knowledge. This year’s forum will be co-located with Tallinn Greentech Week, which includes NEXPO, where Forum participants can save 50% on exhibition space, as well as several affiliate events focused on progressive ideas in green innovation, taking place at the host venue and around the city.
Cleantech Forum Europe offers participants easy access to start-ups, scale-ups, investors, and multinationals from across the region and beyond. Not only will you meet the future of Europe’s sustainable innovation ecosystem, but you’ll also discover the global connections that will fuel your next opportunity.
Register to experience:
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Many of the different companies featured on the 2023 Cleantech 50 to Watch which will be released in October.
A number of leading companies from outside Europe who will be present, and motivated to explore opportunities and partnerships for their innovations in the region.
What to expect when you participate:
Don’t miss this great opportunity to connect and learn from the world’s leading authority on cleantech innovation as we dive deep into topics like electrolyzers in green hydrogen, energy storage, alternative heating solutions, green steel, and many other timely and relevant mitigation, adaptation, and resilience topics.
In addition, there will be great social events like receptions, lunches, an Awards dinner, as well as many opportunities to network and have business development meetings with participants.
Who Participates
Cleantech Forum Europe connects the latest generation of start-ups with investors and corporates looking for new partners. You’ll meet 300+ forward-thinking colleagues who can take you in new and exciting directions.
Every year, we unveil a new edition of the Cleantech 50 to Watch, a list of early-stage innovators taking action on the climate crisis. This report will introduce you to innovative companies with the dedication, technologies and business models that make it possible to fight the climate crisis and make a fair profit. Deployed at scale, their solutions could change our current destructive economy, and put us back on a climate positive path.
The 2023 Cleantech 50 to Watch list will be released in October. Participants of Cleantech Forum Europe will have the opportunity to connect with many of the companies on the list at the event.
Calling all fashion enthusiasts, eco-conscious trendsetters, and sustainability advocates! We’re thrilled to announce the highly anticipated Eco Fashion Week Australia 2024, where style, art, and sustainability unite in a groundbreaking showcase of fashion for a better world.
From November 1st to 30th, immerse yourself in a month-long extravaganza of runway shows, exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, and seminars. Get ready to witness the transformative power of fashion as we shine a spotlight on ethical designers, innovative sustainable practices, and the incredible stories of those driving change in the industry.
EFWA (Eco Fashion Week Australia) is an artist run initiative and founded by Perth/WA based Visual artist Zuhal Kuvan-Mills. EFWA is for everyone, features fashion art runway shows, exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, seminars as well as Anita Moon Award of Excellence, Upcycle Challenge and present student designer shows by collaborating with educational establishments.
In a world where fashion excess and hyper consumption dominate the scene, Eco Fashion Week Australia (EFWA) launched in 2017 and quickly became the largest eco fashion week in the world in terms of length, number of eco designers and events which were powered by local community and volunteers.
EFWA offered traditional runway shows in two states, Western Australia and Queensland to support and provide a platform for established, emerging and student eco fashion designers. EFWA hosted seminars in major Australian universities in partnership with several conservation organizations, international and national industry experts specialized in sustainability with the aim of educating the public about the importance of sustainability and slow fashion.
In 2024 we are excited to bring you a new format, a new look and an extended season.
