Climate Education for Coney Island Youth

In which borough should your idea take place? Brooklyn

Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?

Coney Island

Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.

Youth

Parents

Justice impacted individuals

Limited English proficient individuals

Low income individuals

Black, Indigenous, and POC

Older adults

LGBTQ+ community

Public housing residents

Teachers

Describe the challenge you want to address:

Because of its geography and projected sea level rise, Coney Island could be underwater by the end of the century. Students aren't learning about climate change or its solutions in school. The Resilient Schools Consortium (RiSC) program works with community partners to educate students about climate impacts, climate justice and resilience solutions and engages them in planting beach grass to stabilize dunes, prevent erosion, and protect nearby homes from flooding. Watch this: https://natwild.life/WhereitFloods

Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:

Education, community engagement, habitat restoration = climate resiliency, intergenerational connections = social resilience, bringing awareness to the community could lead to more city resources flowing to Coney island residents, exposure to green careers for local youth.

Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:

11224