Schedule 9th International Degrowth Conference

School resilience as the ability of organizations to anticipate, prepare for, respond and adapt to sudden disruptions caused by natural hazards, is becoming increasingly recognized. The more frequent natural hazards as a result of climate change affect millions of people as well as their biological, and social environment. Although natural hazards are unpredictable and difficult to control, schools and communities have control over how they increase awareness of personal and collective responsibility for these events, what kind of support they will provide to students, families, and school staff during recovery, and search for ways to support sustainable futures.
During the interactive workshop, the process of participative development of the resilience development plan which promotes the principles of degrowth theory such as building more resilient and adaptable infrastructure and procedures, and promoting the values of appreciation of all human and non-human species in education will be demonstrated. The process incorporates the self and group reflection of each school member regarding personal and professional experiences before, during, and after the natural hazard and how it affects school life and the life of the local community. In that sense, the appreciative inquiry approach will be implemented, which primarily refers to questioning and discovering what worked well before the change influenced by hazard took place. This method of inquiry enables and invites people to a common dialogue, a conversation to create an understanding and meaning of collective experiences and desired future. At the same time, it can help to plan and implement adaptations in education to the current and future impacts of climate change.

Info

Day: 2023-09-01
Start time: 16:30
Duration: 01:30
Room: ZV-8-1
Type: Non-academic Session
Theme: Resilience building through degrowth

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