Climate Action
Resourcing ecosystems and communities impacted by climate change
Purpose
Amplify the unique role of Latine, Indigenous, Afro-descendant, women and youth, and other leaders protecting sacred natural resources and ecosystems impacted by climate change, and advocating for justice and accountability in their communities. Ultimately, our hope is that communities will be properly resourced to more deeply and effectively engage in policy and advocacy across health, transit, workforce, and migration issues that support a safe and thriving environment.
Overview
Latine and other communities of color are disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution and extreme weather that’s worsened by climate change. Part of the challenge of the chronic underfunding of Latine-led and -serving organizations is the lack of understanding of how intersectionality is experienced in Latine and Latin American communities.
Our priorities for advancing the expertise of Latines from across the region to recapture and sustain a vibrant planet for current and future generations include:
– Colibri (Hummingbird): An intersectional climate migration project and fund supporting movement-alignment and leadership in the emerging climate migration/mobility space in across the Americas
– Nopalito Verde (Green Cactus): A cross-sector series of programs, capacity building and funding opportunities to build power with Latine climate and environmental justice-centering organizations amplifying the strategies and terms communities use to address their sustainability priorities
Value Proposition
Building on the experience and relationships developed with intersectional Latine-led and -serving organizations through programs like The Essential Fund, the Migration and Forced Displacement Program and HIP’s commitment to racial and gender equity programming, Climate Action will expand HIP’s offerings to meet the needs of Latine, Latin American, and Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities living in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America and the Caribbean as they confront climate change and environmental harms with holistic, community driven solutions.
Program Highlights
December 8, 2023
Human Mobility and Climate Justice
In 2021, HIP began to have different conversations with partners from our Migration and Forced Displacement program to listen and…
October 30, 2023
Climate Justice Giving Circle
We are searching for 10 dedicated individuals at the executive level – fellow philanthropists, donors, and friends – who are…
February 28, 2023
The Climate is Changing, so Why Aren’t We?
Colibrí Initiative: Mobilizing For Climate Migration Justice By Hilda Vega, Deputy VP, Philanthropic Practice This was the title of a…