Discover South Kensington, through its South Kensington Zero Emissions Nature Positive (South Ken ZEN+) programme, has commissioned a small project to explore how we can work together to make South Kensington greener and more resilient to a changing climate.
The project, which will run from May to July 2024, aims to reach people who spend a lot of time in the neighbourhood – specifically local residents, businesses, the 20k+ students and 10k+ people who work in the area, as well as local community and amenity groups.
South Kensington’s cultural, educational and scientific institutions in this neighbourhood are all already working to make their operations more sustainable and reduce their emissions. Now we want to work with local stakeholders to understand how climate change is affecting South Kensington and explore what we could do about it together.
How has climate change impacted this neighbourhood so far? How do you think we should respond to the challenges of a hotter, drier, and stormier climate? How can we create more opportunities for nature and biodiversity to thrive here?
Complete our short online survey (13th May to 30th June). Anyone with an interest is invited to share how they see climate change affecting South Kensington
Join an online exploratory session (early June) to discuss how climate change is set to change our neighbourhood and what we might do about it
Take part in a walking tour for the London Festival of Architecture to explore some of the things already happening here and learn more about climate change in the neighbourhood
Visit the Discover South Kensington stand at the Great Exhibition Road Festival (June 15-16) and share your ideas with us for a more sustainable and resilient South Kensington.
We will also be hosting two interactive workshops in early July to explore some of the findings of the survey and gather further feedback from key stakeholders. If you’re interested, get in touch by emailing southkenzen@discoversouthken.com
