Sustaining Cavan

Sustaining Cavan

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Introduction

As a result of its work in the past few years responding to issues raised in our local communities, Cavan Community Forum is to focus its attention on the development and support of building resilient communities able to respond to global issues such as recession, climate change, oil reduction and sustainable energies.

 

Working with the Cavan Energy Team, a sub group of Cavan Community Forum, the focus of the year ahead is to carry out an energy audit, take the steps towards setting up an energy agency for Cavan, develop a gardeners network, carry out a land bank audit, develop community gardens and allotments, and work on an arts project that will encourage Cavan people to think about the impact of climate change and global issues on our communities.

 

Information will be circulated through an email bulletin, Energy Matters, which is available from this page. And documents of interest will also be place here. See links.

Objectives of the CCF 2010 – 2013 Work Programme

 

To support the Cavan community to reduce its carbon footprint and develop strong local resilience to climate change and reduced oil supplies.

 

To support Cavan communities to tackle social isolation and local fragmentation by developing local community initiatives to produce and support local produce, business, social development and networking.

 

To support community organisations to create community development projects which meet the different needs of the local community, sustain the community and tackle energy crisis.

 

To support the communication and information needs of the wider community.

 

To ensure that CCF community representatives are effective in their voicing of community concerns.

 

To ensure that the voice of the community is heard and effective at policy making structures in the County.

 

To enable the CCF members to respond to the issues of rural development raised by local communities.