GREEN UMBRELLA

CLIMATE POLICY/ACTION: WHILE CLIMATE CHANGE IS A GLOBAL ISSUE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS END UP ABSORBING MANY OF THE COSTS. POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE IMPACTS ARE OFTEN MOST EFFECTIVE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AND MORE THAN EVER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED MORE CAPACITY TO ADAPT AND BUILD RESILIENCY. GREATER CINCINNATI WILL NEED MORE THAN ITS INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTIONS ACTING ALONE TO ADAPT TO HEAT, FLOODING AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, REDUCE EMISSIONS, AND FOSTER AN EQUITABLE AND JUST TRANSITION TO MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. GREEN UMBRELLA LAUNCHED ITS CLIMATE POLICY WORK TO FACILITATE COLLABORATION AMONG REGIONAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS. WE ARE EQUIPPING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH PROVEN MODELS, HELPING THEM TELL THEIR SUCCESS STORIES AND CONNECTING THEM TO EACH OTHER THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CONVENING OPPORTUNITIES.

GREATER CINCINNATI REGIONAL FOOD POLICY COUNCIL: A CROSS SECTOR COLLABORATION OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS, AND DECISION MAKERS, COLLABORATING TO DRIVE IMPACT IN CREATING HEALTHY, EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS FOR ALL IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION. CURRENT FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE 1)CONNECTING LOCAL FARMERS TO SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT WHERE FOOD COMES FROM, 2) ENCOURAGE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHY, DESIRABLE FOOD OPTIONS ACROSS OUR REGION, FOR ALL INCOME LEVELS, 3) DIALOGUE WITH RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FOOD INSECURITY TO BETTER INFORM EMERGENCY FOOD SYSTEMS BASED ON THEIR NEEDS, 4) CONVENE REGIONAL PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM PLANNING, 5) TELLING THE STORY OF OUR REGION'S FOODSHED THROUGH THE CINCINNATI'S FOODSHED ATLAS.