Multisolving to Address Climate Change, Health, Equity, and More�
March 9, 2022
Beth Sawin and Cassandra Breeze Ceballos
Welcome!
multisolving (v): using one investment of time or effort to solve several problems at once
Multisolving Institute (n): a think-do tank to increase the prevalence of multisolving in the world
especially at the intersection of climate change, health, equity, biodiversity, and well-being
Introducing ourselves
Image: Electric School Bus; Credit: Clean Technica
Image: Earth ship in Puerto Rico; Credit: City Lab/Jayme Gershen
Thinking partners and influences
Where is home for you?
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Poll everywhere instructions
This moment in time
What needs protecting?�(answer with a word or short phrase)
The potential of multisolving
“The public health benefits resulting from ambitious mitigation efforts would far outweigh their cost.”
– World Health Organization, 2021
This synergy matters!
International Energy Agency, this week:
Energy-related CO2 emissions grew to 36.3 Gt in 2021, a record high.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, last week:
Any further delay in concerted anticipatory global action on adaptation and mitigation will miss a brief & rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable & sustainable future for all.
– World Health Organization, 2021
$1.4 trillion per year global investment in efficiency and clean energy investment could meet Paris Agreement goals
--Andrijevic et al Science 2020
Energy Policy Tracker and International Energy Agency
GREAT: Green, Resilient, and Equitable Actions for Transformation
Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency is partnering with the African Development Bank and World Bank to fund the installation of residential solar systems in areas currently without electricity, as well as mini-grids for medical and health centers.
Other multisolving “bundles”
What are some examples of multisolving you know of? (implemented or potentialities)
Multisolving heals fractures in our systems
Obstacles to multisolving
VS.
Obstacle #1 – Boundaries
Obstacle #2 – Disciplinary silos
Obstacle #3 – Budgets
Obstacle #4 – Need to face up to inequities
Obstacle #5 – Unfamiliarity
What obstacles to multisolving are most prominent in your world?��(answer with a word or short phrase)
Multisolving is still rare, but…
…everywhere we look we find examples of multisolving, and we see signs that it is becoming more common
Our mission: helping leaders overcome obstacles to multisolving
Research
Documenting ROI:
Building the evidence base, deepening our anecdotal sense of 3-10X return on investment
Needs assessment: Interviews and surveys to better understand what multisolvers themselves feel would boost their impact
Ongoing learning and evaluation: Specific projects
Best Practices & Case Studies
The common attitudes and approaches cut across multisolving projects
Communications and awareness building
A book:
Multisolving: Working with wholeness in a fractured world
A webinar series:
Celebrating our launch
with invited guests in conversation about multisolving
Writing and speaking:
Op-eds, talks, interviews
Dreams:
Short films, a podcast…
Training
Reading circles for the book:
Support to classes, communities, and coalitions reading Multisolving together
Customized trainings:
Dreams:
A global fellowship, online trainings, internships, and peer-learning
How you can help
What’s the one thing Multisolving Institute could do in the next 12 months that would benefit your multisolving the most?��(answer with a word or short phrase)
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