Davie Philip - Cultivating resilient communities

IMPLEMENTING CHANGE:

A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR

JOBS AND GROWTH In co-operation with the EU Presidency, Irish Government and Pobal

26-27 March 2013, Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland

9th Annual Meeting

WORKSHOP F: MAKING TRANSITION COMMUNITIES MORE RESILIENT

Davie Philip Community Resilience Programme, Cultivate Living & Learning, Ireland

Cultivating Resilient Communities

Davie Philip, davie@cultivate.ie

Like the ancient Mayans, we’re

reaching peak everything

– oil,

land, population, climate, food and

water – but the question is whether

we can manage the change or will

we let the changes manage us.”

David McWilliams, Addicted to Money, RTE

Resilience

Personal resilience is described as our ability to deal with trauma, tragedy,

and all kinds of threats.

The more resilient we are the faster we will

bounce back from difficult experiences.

Community resilience is the existence, development and engagement of community resources to thrive in a dynamic environment characterized by change,

uncertainty, unpredictability and surprise.

However we cant bounce back we need to take this opportunity to

bounce forward or breakthrough to a new way of doing things

Resilience from a community point of view refers to

the capacity of a community to cope with stress,

overcome adversity and adapt to change

positively

• Inclusive, creative local cultures shaping a positive, welcoming sense of place• A localising economy that sustains food, energy water, housing and other resources• Strong links to other places and communities

needs

A Resilient VillageCloughjordan

Cloughjordanwww.thevillage.ie

“The Village will serve as a model for sustainable living into the 21st century and will act as an education, enterprise, research and service resource for all”

www.thevillage.ie

Working TogetherIn Irish the word 'Meitheal' evokes the sense of community spirit that brings groups of neighbours and friends to

work and create together.

Sharing

FoodTime

ToolsLand

Cooperation

Gardening Together Farming Together

Playing TogetherLearning Together

Community Supported Agriculture

CloughjordanCommunity

Farm

WWOOFERS

Community Supported Livelihoods

Community Celebration

Transition Initiatives an idea goes mainstream.

www.transitionnetwork.org

Kinsale > Totnes > The WorldNow 3000 initiatives in over 34 countries

The Transition Model is a loose set of principles and practices

that have been built up over time though experimentation and

observation of communities as they work together to build

local resilience, strengthen the local economy and reduce

carbon emissions.

‘Transition Town’ is an inspiring vision and action plan for how a community can transition to an energy lean, carbon constrained, and relocalised future that is

abundant, sustainable, pleasurable, and resilient.

Community Resilience

Davie Philip, davie@cultivate.ie