Maria Adebowale is the Director of Capacity Global a social enterprise specialising in environmental justice, sustainable development, diversity, community participation and human rights.
Maria Adebowale is the Director of Capacity Global a social enterprise specialising in environmental justice, sustainable development, diversity, community participation and human rights.
Maria works on research and policy development in these areas for non-governmental organisations, the private sector and government.
She has a Masters in Public International Law from SOAS, University of London and is also the author of numerous publications in her specialist areas.
Maria is also the Access and Inclusion Commissioner for English Heritage. She is also the Chair of Water Wise.
In addition Maria is an advisory member the Communications Committee for the Economic and Research Council and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
She was formerly a Commissioner on the UK Sustainable Development Commission.
I guess like anyone else I belong to a wide variety of communities. Geographically, as a resident I’m part of the Catford community, on a work base basis as the Director of Capacity Global I’m part of the community that campaigns for environmental rights for the most vulnerable communities, on a personal level I’m part of the ’knackered but happy community’.
I have to cheat on this and choose more than one idea.. Not in priority order but the Green Balloon Club on CBeebies is pretty cool way of getting under nines to think like mini eco activists, the second is the Every Action Counts a project run by a consortium of environmental, and social and non-governmental organisations working with communities and The Third Sector to take any steps (however small) to tackle climate change and support sustainable development.
Finally, Seleshi Demissie’s, Youth Music and Environment project in Ethiopia has recruited over 18,000 young people and offers excellent opportunities through music, poetry and arts to tackle issues like urban sanitation and potentially climate change.
Innovation and real community empowerment is going to be the only way to tackle the climate change.
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