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Speaking of staying chill, there is another heat warning today. These heatwaves are becoming more common now as our climate changes, and with it so do the impacts on the most vulnerable in my city. CTV News Vancouver reporter Weisgarber (2022), notes how these heatwaves are posing additional risks for more vulnerable people, including seniors, people with chronic illnesses, and those without homes\u201d (para. 1). As I sit and ponder these issues flying ants suddenly rise out from the pot next to me and with them comes the resemblance of a busy airport. As they land and take off, I can\u2019t help but then see a city around me, with flower beds resembling residential areas or city blocks. This garden city in not unlike the city around me, or quite possibly the one around you too. Because why is it that some in this garden society are flourishing whilst others struggle, it is the same garden after all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am thankful for the sole big tree in the center of the garden as I try to stay cool in the shade it provides. However, not all my garden\u2019s inhabitants are afforded prime real estate in the shade, those on the outskirts are caste away to suffer in the heat. Some too are given more attention and opportunity to thrive, with fresh water and trellises one is afforded the opportunity to grow. There are those who are afforded more space whilst others live in high occupancy areas of town, neglected, left to wilt, and fight for their lives out in the elements. In one garden bed the land has been cleared and now resembles an empty city block, what development is to come, or rather what happened to the original inhabitants in the face of garden gentrification?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This vision leads me to think of Armstrong et al. (2018) and their discussions around analogies in communicating climate change. According to them \u201cAnalogies compare similar features of two domains [and therefore] help audiences connect what they know already with a new concept\u201d (pp. 70-74). My sit spot alludes to the fact that despite us all inhabiting this same planet, some of us have a different relationship to the climate crisis. Why are some in our society afforded the proverbial trellis and given the opportunity for growth whilst others suffer the impacts of climate change? In discussing such disparities, the World Resources Institute (n.d.) indicates how \u201cthose who have contributed the most to climate change have much better capacity to protect themselves from its impacts\u201d (para. 1). It goes on to say how in respects to climate action, equity must be central to the pursuit of solutions. So, for a truly flourishing and green society we must provide one another with nutrients rich in equality, accessibility, and opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Armstrong, A. K., Schuldt, J. P., & Krasny, M. E. (2018). Communicating Climate Change<\/em>: A Guide for Educators<\/em>. Cornell University Press. doi:10.1353\/book.68536<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Climate Equity<\/em>. (n.d.). World Resources Institute. Retrieved July 29, 2022, from https:\/\/www.wri.org\/initiatives\/climate-equity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kimmerer, R., W. (2017). Orion Magazine\u2014Speaking of Nature<\/em>. https:\/\/orionmagazine.org\/article\/speaking-of-nature\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n