2022 Global Climate Change Week

Planet- Positive Partnerships

• Core events: Wednesday 12 – Tuesday 18 October 2022
• Fringe events: 9th – 11th and 19th – 21st

Our theme this year is Planet-Positive Partnerships. In collaboration with local and international partners we will be hosting online seminars and discussions focussed on the impact of our changing climate with potential solutions and mitigation strategies. So far we are happy to be partnering with the following amazing organisations in our communities and welcome more opportunities.  Thank you to UOW Pulse, Healthy Cities Illawarra (HCI), Wollongong City Council, and Green Connect. 

We will have a suite of in-person activities targeted at supporting healthy and sustainable practices. 

GCCW is going to be a great week, filled with planet-positive aspirations and inspiring stories, knowledge sharing and ideas, and discussions on how partnerships can maximise actions to protect our planet. 

History

Held annually in October, Global Climate Change Week provides a week-long focus for voluntary activities aimed at raising awareness, inspiring behaviour change, and driving political transformation in relation to climate policy.

The first GCCW was held in October 2015. In 2014, a group of academics and students at the University of Wollongong (UOW) developed a committee and organised a workshop held on 4-5 December 2014. Twenty-two people participated, including academics from seven Australian universities and a number of activists. The workshop was a great success; many new ideas emerged, the vision and mission statements were drafted, and some of the committees running GCCW today were established, including the original coordinating committee. 

The University of Tasmania currently coordinates GCCW across the sector and has created resources and a website to facilitate activities across the globe.

Get involved by

1. Register to an event below!
2. Continue the conversation online using the hashtag #UOWGCCW to share your thoughts and ideas with our online community
3. Follow UOW Pulse on Facebook, who share great resources, events and competitions
4. Take part in community-friendly activities listed below