Even after our elected officials take action on the climate, we citizens will still have to live through a period of increasing natural disasters including floods, droughts, and various dangerous weather conditions. It will take many years for the climate to stabilize, probably not in our lifetimes, so we need to begin now to build a culture of resilience. This means stopping the creation of deserts in our cities, towns, and countryside. There is so much we can do to restore local ecosystems and make our communities more abundant for humans and other living things. This needs to happen primarily at the household level but from there can move outward into community and business spaces.
Here are some resources to help folks get started:
Videos
Hope
Neighborhood as village
Restoring Hawaii
Abla's garden
Best design videos
Design examples
Large yard design examples
Websites
www.harvestingrainwater.com
oasisdesign.net
The Designers Manual
General climate links
Encouraging mass action
Mass action begins with you
A roadmap to climate resilience
The crucial tipping point
Examples of what our world could look like:
Beautiful inspiration video
Another one