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At the end of 2017, Minerva’s Karl Van Orsdol, was sent by the US Agency for International Development to Ghana in West Africa to examine the operations of an agricultural cooperative and assess through a case study how community collaboration could provide resilience against climate change. Read more on Minerva's View blog. |
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Is It an Emergency Yet?
2017 was the third warmest year on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, the nation's weather and climate agency, announced that economic losses from 16 weather-climate disasters exceeded $1 billion and totaled $306 billion, a new record.
When do we decide that we are in the throes of a planetary emergency? There is no one in charge of fixing the systems we have broken. Undermining the stability of the climate systems leads to the disruption of weather, water, agriculture and social stability. Visit Minerva's View to continue reading…
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Acterra 2018 Lecture Series
On Thursday, February 8 at 7:30pm
At Lucie Stern Community Center, Community Room
Please join Dr. Diffenbaugh, Kara J Foundation Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at Stanford University at the lecture, "How We Know It Was Climate Change: Connecting Extreme Weather Events with Global Warming".
For more details, please click here.
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Marianna Grossman will be leading a discussion at the Community Speakers Breakfast at the United Methodist Church in San Mateo on Facing Climate Change: Risk and Resilience 9 am Saturday, February 24, 2018. ( Peterson Room, Hillsdale UMC, 303 W. 36th, San Mateo)
All are welcome.
What can we as individuals, and together as a spiritual community, do to understand our vulnerability to climate impacts and to contribute to the reversal of climate change? What is the moral imperative for protecting Creation and for addressing the social injustice created by climate change impacts? What are the levers of power and spheres of influence that will make a difference? Now that the community has solar power, what could come next?
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Water Conservation Showcase
By US Green Building Council
On Tuesday, March 20, 2018
At Pacific Energy Center, San Francisco
For more details and to register for this free event, Water Conservation Showcase
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Silicon Valley Water Conservation Awards Ceremony
Celebrate innovation in water conservation and water reuse. Be inspired! The 10th anniversary Awards ceremony will be on Thursday, March 22 (World Water Day), 6-9pm at Mitchell Park Community Center, Palo Alto. $20 per ticket.
http://www.waterawards.org.
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2018 Silicon Valley Energy and Sustainability Summit - "Leadership in an Era of Rollbacks & Setbacks."
By Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG)
On May 24, 2018, 7:30am - 6 pm
At Oracle, Redwood City
Join us to learn about the latest policy and regulatory developments, explore how to employ pioneering technologies and practices that create lasting value, and debate what you can do on a practical level to prepare for an evolving landscape.
For more details and to register, E&S Summit (20% discount code, ESS18MV)
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Save The Date:
Acterra 2018 Business Environmental Awards Ceremony and Reception Thursday will be held on May 31, 2018 at the Bay Area Metro Center in San Francisco.
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Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame seeks videos by students in grade 4 to 12 who live or attend school in Burlingame. There's a Film Workshop on February 10 for students and parents, the videos are due March 12, and all are invited to the Film Festival on March 19. For more details, CEC Student Film Fest.
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Minerva Ventures is a consulting firm that works with established and new companies, communities and leaders from all sectors to create strategies and to implement plans that will help them thrive in an uncertain future. We bring insights from systems thinking to drive towards solutions that enhance resilience and success.
We believe that successful economies and societies require a stable climate and healthy ecosystems to enable robust markets, access to materials, transportation, energy, food, water and infrastructure that works for all, supporting well-educated workers and welcoming communities. We empower and facilitate transformational change to a regenerative economy and a resilient society so that human civilization can flourish on a vibrant planet. We do this by helping businesses, communities and agencies to plan, lead and thrive in a rapidly changing world. For more information visit: minervaventures.com
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