E118: The Nature Conservancy and the Evolution of Systems Change

On this episode, we are talking to Anna Bettis, Arizona Healthy Cities Program Director at The Nature Conservancy. We are talking about the Conservancy’s 2017 Innovation grant, predecessor to Vitalyst’s Systems Change Grants. The grant was provided so the Nature Conservancy and partners could work with communities and create Heat Action Planning Guides, which identified strategies to reduce heat and improve the ability of residents to deal with heat. Anna will tell us what this project has evolved into, what it takes to create systems change, and how systems change is a moving target. We hope you enjoy the conversation.

 

Show notes / Links

1. EPA webinar: https://www.epa.gov/heatislands/equity-action-heat-planning-greater-phoenix
2. Changing the Story of Heat in Metro Phoenix Together: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b9c35f205ea14015a23b446ff75eeeb4
3. Urban Heat Leadership Academy Youtube channel:
   1. English: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-o5jtJniuba-zgXgBl3EoXCzTFYpqW1l
   2. Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-o5jtJniubbOSq0BlHurNYeR1JhVdVAU