On Monday, October 3, the first climate summit was held in San Mateo that seeks to create a collective commitment to climate adaptation and equity. The summit was organized by Thrive Alliancein conjunction with Climate Resilient Communities, Our House and Rise South City.
The summit addressed the adaptation needs of the county's communities and also strategies to reach the forefront in the fight against climate change.
The day began with a brief breakfast where there was space and time to create alliances between attendees from different civil society organizations, local government workers, foundation representatives, as well as Stanford academics.
Georgia Farooq, executive director of Thrive Alliance, gave the welcome remarks to begin the presentations of the various speakers attending the summit.
Jonathan Cordero is the metush (director or president) of the Ramaytush Ohlone organization, and spoke about the recognition of the land on which the summit was held, belonging to the native Ramaytush Ohlone people.
The keynote address was given by Cecilia Taylor, Councilwoman for District 1 of Menlo Park, who also seeks to improve safety, economic development and equity in her district.