The TAKE NOTICE Network
The TAKE NOTICE Network is focused on bringing together a group of researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and youth who operationalize the principles of intergenerational justice and equity in partnering to advance sustainable and transformative climate solutions in Canada. Through a series of meetings and interviews, several key findings emerged, highlighting the intricate complexity and nuanced nature of intergenerational justice.
Background
The RESET Lab strengthens environmental and community health equity through intersectional research, evidence-building, and policy formation. Using equity-informed, systems-level approaches, they aim to decolonize health practices and promote intergenerational equity, regeneration, and resilience. The TAKE NOTICE Network fosters partnerships among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and youth to advance sustainable climate solutions through an intergenerational justice lens with the aim of these goals:
(1) Enhance intergenerational collaboration across intersectoral initiatives for Planetary health, emphasizing climate change and health advancements among a network of researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and youth.
(2) Amplify the knowledge exchange between individuals in the network to use intergenerational approaches to climate-related priorities by enhancing collaboration and initiatives to build equitable and sustainable partnerships.
Objectives
(1) Assisting in the creation of a live repository of frameworks, tools, and visual aids for intergenerational collaboration in climate change efforts to support a network of people working in the space.
(2) Develop a collaborative team of individuals from across different sectors who are passionate about the intergenerational effects on Planetary health with a priority to climate change and health advancements.
Findings
Public health interventions must be tailored to meet the unique needs of different communities and populations, and through collaboration across multiple professions, rich and informed discussions can effectively guide future practice. Building strong relationships with health equity-deserving groups is a continuous learning process, as witnessed through the TAKE NOTICE Network Project. Enhanced intergenerational collaboration in planetary health and climate change initiatives is achieved through work with a network of researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and youth. Through exploring environmental issues and working in interprofessional teams, I’ve gained deeper insight into structural biases and unearned disadvantages related to planetary health and climate change. Ageism has emerged as a key issue, especially when considering intergenerational justice for youth and climate change. Overall, many young people experience climate anxiety without safe spaces to voice their concerns, feeling burdened by the longstanding global crisis.