From the 8th-9th of September, 2016, the Jefferson Center and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) held the State Convening, the most recent of the Rural Climate Dialogue events. In an effort to identify common themes from the Rural Climate Dialogues, held in three different communities, we invited participants and community members from Stevens, Itasca, and Winona Counties to spend two days in Saint Paul considering the work each community has done and meeting with state agency representatives to identify the best plan for collaboration.
Citizens spent the days working across communities to determine the top priorities, actions, and potential obstacles to support resilience in Minnesota’s rural communities. Following this process, they identified the existing program gaps and the necessary next steps in relation to the three identified areas of land use, infrastructure, and energy.
Access the PDF version of the final report, view the experts’ presentations, read profiles from Stevens, Itasca, and Winona County participants, check out the blog post on the State Convening, or head back to the main Rural Climate Dialogues page.