INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
International Climate Development Institute is a non-profit organization that focuses on climate change, human rights, intergenerational justice, and developing rights, and actively participates in international activities. Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ICDI actively implement the SDG13 “Climate Action”. The core belief of the organization is the concern for climate change and the right to human development; that is, when we talk about the adjustment and transformation that human beings need in the face of climate change, developing rights are important as well. With professional knowledge in climate governance, the organization provides assistance of capacity building, energy transformation, and development of adaptation strategies to disadvantaged groups to help them move towards a sustainable life with climate resilience.
Reclaiming Space Experiment-Boston, U.S
Solution Description
Urban blight is one of the biggest threats to local businesses and community vitality and it appears while Boston’s real-estate market is booming. The city of Boston calls it “Problem Properties.”
City Innovation Exchange Lab, carrying out the Reclaiming Space Experiment in Boston, came through and presented some serious, but feasible, quick win solutions for their selected properties. A week after the experiment, the steps taken to follow up and real impact coming to take shape include:
• 20k towards a civic innovation fund from WIT to advance three ideas:
“The Connection Catalyst-aT Fields Corner Bakery”, “C-Square Gaming Center”, and “Vocation Training Springboard”.
• One of the community leaders reached out to “Activate Art” and WIT has
proposed a D4 artist showcase in the new building and with the Casella gallery under the curation of humanities.
• A field book was published to help WIT students, District 4 community leaders and organizations as an inspirational piece.