South Ken Culture Quarter 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 ran from May to July 2024, aimed 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? We asked our local neighbourhood how they thought we should respond to the challenges of a hotter, drier, and stormier climate. We also explored how we can create more opportunities for nature and biodiversity to thrive here.
By completing our short online survey (now closed)
Joining an online exploratory session (early June) to discuss how climate change is set to change our neighbourhood and what we might do about it
Taking 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
Visiting the South Ken Culture Quarter stand at the Great Exhibition Road Festival (June 15-16) and sharing your ideas with us for a more sustainable and resilient South Kensington.
We will also hosted two interactive workshops in July to explore some of the findings of the survey and gather further feedback from key stakeholders. If you’re interested and would like to share your views, get in touch by emailing [email protected].
