Climate Equity Working Group - 2025 SCAP Update

Overview:

Are you interested in helping your community adapt to climate change impacts? Would you like to shape what local government is doing to help us to reduce pollution, prepare for climate impacts, and to partner with Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrant, and refugee communities in this work?

We are seeking 20 frontline community members to join the Climate Equity Working Group and co-create the King County 2025 Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) over the next six months. The SCAP is a five-year blueprint for County climate action, integrating climate change into all areas of County operations and work with King County cities, partners, communities, and residents. Building on the Sustainable & Resilient Frontline Communities (SRFC) section of the 2020 SCAP, the Climate Equity Working Group (CEWG) will bring their unique experiences and insights to co-create equitable climate solutions for King County. The updates to the 2020 SCAP Report, including the 2023 Biennial Update, were rooted in the understanding that climate change is an urgent local and global challenge, and that climate change is a threat multiplier that creates complex challenges, particularly for communities affected by historic and current inequities.

Time Commitment:

To participate in the Climate Equity Working Group, we ask for a commitment to:

Actively participate in three, all-day (10am - 4pm), in-person workshops on July 10, August 14, and October 30, 2024 at the King County Chinook Building (near Pioneer Square light rail station in Seattle). Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Independently review draft materials between workshop sessions (6 hours in total).
Attend optional online meetings in December and in March to provide updates on the 2025 SCAP process.

Process:

If you are interested in joining the Climate Equity Working Group, please complete this interest form by June 17th. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a 20-30 minute virtual interview. If selected to participate in the CEWG, you will be asked to complete a Memorandum of Agreement with King County.

Compensation:

Climate Equity Working Group participants will be compensated for their time with a $1,200 stipend. Please note that King County requires a W-9 form and this income is taxable.

Questions?

Please contact us at climateequity@kingcounty.gov

* This is a 6-month commitment to:
1) Actively participate in three all-day (10am - 4pm), in-person workshops in 2024 on July 10, August 14, and October 30, 2024 at the King County Chinook Building in Seattle, and
2) Complete required independent work to review materials between workshop sessions (6 hours in total).

Are you able to commit the time needed?

Yes

Closed to responses

* Contact information

What is your age?

Under 18

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-65

66-75

Over 75

Prefer not to answer

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* What is your gender?

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* What is your race/ethnicity?

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian, Asian American

Biracial/multi-racial

South Asian/South Asian American

Black/African American

Latino/Latina/Latinx or Hispanic

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Middle Eastern or North African

White, Caucasian (of European descent)

Other

Prefer not to answer

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* Please list any community organizations that you work or volunteer with. If you are a student, please list your school or institution.

Closed for Comments

* Why do you believe it is important for frontline community members to have a voice in the work local government does on climate change?

Closed for Comments

* How is your community being impacted by climate change and/or environmental hazards and how has this shaped your views on climate equity and community work?

Closed for Comments

* Are you currently involved in any government-led planning process? If yes, please describe.

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We are committed to providing language translation as needed to participants. Please list any language accommodation or ASL interpretation that will need (this will not affect your eligibility to participate).

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Climate Equity Working Group - 2025 SCAP Update

Climate Equity Working Group - 2025 SCAP Update

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* Contact information

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* What is your gender?

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* What is your race/ethnicity?

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* Please list any community organizations that you work or volunteer with. If you are a student, please list your school or institution.

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* Why do you believe it is important for frontline community members to have a voice in the work local government does on climate change?

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* How is your community being impacted by climate change and/or environmental hazards and how has this shaped your views on climate equity and community work?

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* Are you currently involved in any government-led planning process? If yes, please describe.

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We are committed to providing language translation as needed to participants. Please list any language accommodation or ASL interpretation that will need (this will not affect your eligibility to participate).