Multisolving sounds great, but how does it actually happen?
By studying multisolving successes, we document how people work together to multisolve and how they overcome barriers to policy implementation.
We also practice multisolving by collaborating with communities in projects at the intersection of climate, justice, health, and well-being. We document what works and share what we are learning.
From our research and our practice, here are resources that can help your community or organization capture the co-benefits of mitigating climate change as well as distribute those benefits in equitable ways.
Research
The Power of Multisolving for People and Climate, TEDxSun Valley- Beth Sawin shows the audience that multisolving can limit global temperature increase to 2.0°C in the year 2100. But how does one multisolve, exactly? She gives examples of people multisolving around the world and explains how each of us can do the same.
Green Equitable Transformation
Examples of Covid-19 recovery plans that also include measures that could improve racial, gender, and economic equity, as well as help combat climate change.
Climate Paralysis? Try Multisolving.
There’s an approach called “multisolving” that can move us from paralysis to action.
Multisolving for climate resilience
A series of four case studies from the United States exploring projects that take a multisolving approach to both combating climate change while also building resilience.
Multisolving at the Intersection of Health and Climate
Global case studies looking at solutions that both limit climate change and improve public health.
Multisolving for win-win solutions
Multisolving happens all around the world and looks different in different places. Beth Sawin’s article in Apolitical explores questions and answers that are key being a multisolver.
Lessons from the Just Growth Circle
Details the Circle’s novel approach to collaboration as well as what the group has learned thus far, both in terms of what works and what doesn’t, in the hope that the lessons uncovered can be useful elsewhere.
Equity, Health, resilience, and Jobs: Lessons from the Just Growth Circle
Magic of Multisolving
In this article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Beth Sawin offers three principles and three practices to help leaders unlock the magic of multisolving.
The Hill: Op-ed
Nations must plan now to make sure their stimulus efforts support a green, and more equitable, future.
Multisolving + En-ROADS: Climate Justice Workshops
This blog answers the question, “What if we begin an En-ROADS workshop not on climate change, but with multisolving questions?
Multisolving at the community level
Sustainable, human-centered infrastructure can deliver health, equity, economic benefits, and climate protection. But in communities with a history of fractured and inequitable decision-making, it can be hard to achieve this potential.
ATLANTA
In Atlanta, GA, we are working with Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE) to co-design approaches to infrastructure decision-making that benefit everyone in the long term.
CONNECTICUT
We worked with the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University and the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities to help Connecticut integrate multisolving principles and develop a community sustainability rating system.
FLOWER TOOLKIT
Visual resources
Four Reasons to Multisolve
From financial prudence to a thirst for justice, multisolving makes sense for many reasons.
Six Characteristics of Multisolvers
Infographic explaining who multisolvers are and what they do
Multisolving Checklist
Keep these five elements in mind when designing multisolving policies and projects.
Ten Strategies for Capturing Multiple Benefits in Climate Action Plans
Advice for cities, states, and businesses to ensure co-benefits come with climate change mitigation
Webinars on Best Practices
A recorded webinar from the Health-Climate Intersections series, featuring experts from Australia and the UK, July 2018
A recorded webinar introducing the Green Infrastructure Scenarios Tool, presented by the National Association of Development Organizations
Multisolving encourages the practice of sharing ongoing learning. Contact us if your project might benefit from what we are learning or if we might learn from your project.
If you are interested in receiving training in multisolving or partnering on a project, please email multisolving(at)climateinteractive.org.