DORSET COP 2024
Dorset's own community led 'conference of the parties'
DORSET COP 2024
Dorset's own community led 'conference of the parties'
Dorset's own community led 'conference of the parties'
Dorset's own community led 'conference of the parties'
On Saturday 2nd November more than 300 people came together for the second community-led Dorset COP.
A team of Media Students recorded many of the talks and workshops. These will be uploaded to our YouTube page and previewed on this page over the coming weeks.
In the meantime, you can keep up to date with changes to the website by following our Facebook page (see below) and ensure you are signed up for news from at least one of the organisers shown below.
In 2023 more than 100 organisations and 250 individuals came together for the UK's first community-led COP (see below). In a sweltering Dorchester Corn Exchange delegates heard from expert speakers, activists and local groups, participated in a Citizens Assembly and Workshops, shared learning and made personal pledges to act on the climate and associated crises.
Since the event we have seen more climate records tumble, witnessed more global instability and, despite some encouraging initiatives, little of the required urgency from our local leaders. Nationally many areas are going backwards.
As the crises deepen it's even clearer that communities will need to build local resilience and take action themselves.
In November 2024, at Bournemouth University more than 300 people came together to consider what action could be taken from the ground up.
The full programme, available here, enabled attendees to participate in:
8 WORKSHOPS
3 INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES
7 BUSINESS RELATED SESSIONS
5 SPECIALIST PRESENTATIONS
1 SPEAKERS CORNER
1 COMMUNITY EXHIBITION
100’S OF OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK
On Saturday 9th September 2023, more than 250 people, including representatives from more than 100 Dorset based organisations, came together at the UK's first ever community-led Conference of the Parties (COP). While this event does not have the decision-making power of the global events, speakers, workshop facilitators and attendees explored where and how Dorset's citizens can take action, including how we can demand action from our leaders on the climate and ecological emergency. You can see some of the feedback received below.
Anyone, attendees or not, can commit to action by signing the Declaration and submitting a Pledge.
You can keep up to date with changes to the website by following our Facebook page (see below) and ensure you are signed up for news from at least one of the organisers Dorset CAN, Sustainable Dorset or Zero Carbon Dorset, East Dorset Friends of the Earth and This Living Place
"There were loads of powerful, inspiring addresses, some extremely moving, some hard to hear, some very positive. There was an excellent mix of environmental campaigners from all spheres, from UN policy advisors to grass roots street protesters - every single person is of value to the most important issue of climate and biodiversity breakdown…"
"We are deeply grateful for all the amazing speakers, the brilliant ongoing projects and for the collaborative team who have worked so hard for a year or so to put this altogether so wonderfully."
"Yesterday's event was fabulous. Meticulously organised, smoothly and professionally run, jam-packed with interesting speakers and discussions. An absolute 11/10, well done"
Dorset COP (Conference of the Parties) is Dorset’s very own opportunity for the community to have its say on the climate and ecological crises. By bringing together a wide cross section of community-based groups from across the county we aim to raise awareness of the need and desire to act locally, in a way that puts people at the heart of decisions and is socially just.
By connecting a diverse range of groups,
the COPs aim to raise awareness among our leaders of the scale of support for action across the county and forge even greater links between those already leading, creating, designing and implementing community-based solutions. We hope this will enhance and support the network of community-based environmental and climate-change organisations in Dorset. It has now become an annual event.
Many are now familiar with the term ‘COP’ after COP26 in Glasgow, COP27 in Egypt and the nature summit, COP15, held in Montreal in December 2022. This was Dorset’s own version – a ‘Conference of the Parties’ to which organisations were invited to play their part. Like the UN COPs, it not only focused on the core actions required on climate and the environment, such as energy, transport and land use, but also on all the associated issues around what we eat, the state of our oceans and how we deal with climate justice and what we can do individually and collectively to make a difference. Unlike the UN COPs this one was led by the community.
This year's event is on Saturday 2nd November at Bournemouth University's Talbot Campus
The organisers and supporting partners all contributed funds and / or services of commercial value to enable the event to take place. Attendees are asked for a nominal contribution to secure their places and help cover costs. Any surplus funds generated are used to help organise follow up events.
The organisers are particularly grateful to the organisations who helped by sponsoring events.
· Provide an opportunity for community-led groups to inspire each other, share experiences and build networks; ultimately creating beneficial impacts for all Dorset citizens.
· Demonstrate the depth of community commitment to tackling the crises to spur both Councils and other stakeholders to accelerate leadership and action across their spheres of control and influence.
· Provide a forum for community-led groups to share and promote a common vision to tackling the crises through a Dorset wide declaration.
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