University of California, Los Angeles
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Nurit
Katz Chief Sustainability Officer Sustainability |
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
The Sustainable LA Grand Challenge (SLAGC) is an interdisciplinary university-wide initiative aimed at applying UCLA research, expertise and education to help transform Los Angeles into the world’s most sustainable megacity by 2050 — making it the most livable, equitable, resilient, clean and healthy megacity, and an example for the world.
More than 250 UCLA faculty, researchers and scholars are committed to tackling climate change and making the SLAGC vision a reality.
The SLAGC team supports these UCLA experts and advances the vision of a sustainable Los Angeles by:
- Catalyzing interdisciplinary teams and funding for research and educational programs that advance Los Angeles County and City sustainability goals.
- Connecting UCLA’s faculty, students and staff to each other and to external partners who want our help to make it happen.
- Creating the next generation of sustainability leaders and problem-solvers.
SLAGC's most recent projects in partnership with the community are LA100 Equity Strategies and Transformative Research and Collaboration (TRACtion). For the LA100 Equity Strategies (https://sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/ucla-teams-ladwp-equitable-solutions-reach-100-renewable-energy), over 20 UCLA faculty and researchers are working with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to achieve its goal of producing all energy from carbon-free and renewable energy sources in ways that benefit all Angelenos equitably. With TRACtion (https://sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/new-sustainable-la-grand-challenge-programming-gains-traction-focus-first-transportation), SLAGC has launched a two-year series of activities and funding opportunities called Transformative Transportation in Los Angeles, done in partnership with the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies and working groups comprising faculty members and representatives of community organizations. TRACtion will rotate to energy, water and ecosystems in future years.
Past SLAGC projects (https://sustainablela.ucla.edu/impact/historic-timeline) include Sandpit 2020, a competition that engaged over 60 faculty and 28 regional stakeholders to address L.A. city and county sustainability challenges; the L.A. County Ecosystem Health report card, to evaluate historical trends and progress toward achieving regional sustainability targets, while providing data-driven recommendations for policy- and decision-makers to accelerate the region’s advancement; a hosted Conversation on Los Angeles Wildlife Corridors to engage the community around a proposed city ordinance; and participation in a Cool City Challenge moonshot team with the City of L.A. and other regional stakeholders that won $1 million to build block-level climate resiliency capacity in neighborhoods throughout L.A. - with the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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