“The Climate Perspectives Series”
By Cork County Council’s Climate Action Unit in conjunction with the Age Friendly County Programme and the Older Peoples Council (OPC)
Older people have an advantage: They have watched it happen.
Cork County Council invites the older people of Cork to contribute their wisdom and insights to a compilation they are preparing on climate change. Climate change is complicated and can often feel far removed from our lives. Sharing our personal stories of climate change can place our experiences into context and can help us understand how it is relevant to our lives. We believe that older people have a unique role to play in sharing their knowledge and experience, from which we can all learn.
We would like you to write a ‘’Climate Story’’
A climate story is a personal account of climate change from your experience and observations. It can include answers to such questions as:
- How have I noticed climate change in my life?
- Has there been a change in nature or in your locality, that has been affected by climate?
- How have you been affected by climate change? Maybe through storms, flooding or extreme heat
- What would you like to say to generations coming after you in terms of climate change?
While these climate stories are individual perspectives, it is our collective stories that have the power to shift the narrative and nurture a common ground where change can begin. To contribute to this area, Cork County Council intend to take a selection of the stories submitted and create a short collection.
Climate Story Submission Guidelines:
Please submit your climate story (No more than 700 words) to the Climate Action Unit (details below). Your submission can be a short story or a poem and could include 1-2 photographs. Your entry may be selected to be included in the compilation and if so, you will receive a small gift for your participation.
The following prompts offer some guidance for you to reflect on and to help you find your climate story.
PROMPT#1: What is your experience of climate change? How have you been impacted, what observations have you noticed PROMPT#2: How have you been thinking about climate change lately? What have you heard recently? What aspect resonates personally? PROMPT#3: “To create a better future, we must imagine ourselves there”. IMAGINE – what will a better world look like to you and describe it? PROMPT#4: Look over your writing as a whole – what are the big themes and points that connect your story together |
Submission Details: Submit by 30th June 2021
You must be resident in the County of Cork to submit and this initiative is targeted at older people (over 55’s). Please send your submission, along with your e-mail address and phone number to:
Email to: energy@corkcoco.ie OR
Post to: The Climate Action Unit, Cork County Council, Annabella Mallow, Cork County P51 Y6YT
We thank you in advance for your participation and look forward to receiving your submissions.
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