Westport climate survey could address belonging within district - CT Insider
Westport climate survey could address belonging within district
WESTPORT — Microaggressions are one of the issues parents have raised concerns about within the Westport School District. However, with means like the Equity Study Action Plan and Climate Survey, school officials are discussing how they are tackling these issues.
Catherine Lewis, TEAM Westport Member, said at a June 2 meeting that she recently talked with about 20 said parents regarding their experiences, and they are working together to figure out what to do with challenging environments within the schools. Microaggression is defined as "a comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group."
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”