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ProjectARCC:
Archivists Responding to
Climate Change
Danielle Cordovez
ProjectARCC/ Reduce Committee Member
ProjectARCC
A task force of
archivists striving to
motivate the archival
community to affect climate
change.
Climate Change Facts
⦿ 2015 – Warmest
year on record.
⦿Increase in global temperatures is due to
human behaviors.
⦿ Global carbon emissions must be
reduced to prevent the catastrophic
effects of global warming!
⦿ We must slow or halt the rate of global
warming to ensure human survival!
Our Mission
Protect archival collections from the impact
of climate change.
Reduce our professional carbon and
ecological footprint.
Elevate relevant collections to improve
public awareness and understanding of
climate change.
Preserve this epochal moment in history for
future research and understanding.
The Protect Committee
Educates the archival community about
protecting archives in the context of
climate change.
The Reduce Committee
Informs archivists on strategies to lessen
their professional carbon and ecological
footprint.
The Preserve Committee
Engages with climate scientists and
activists to ensure the long-term
preservation of this moment in history for
future research and understanding.
The Elevate Committee
Highlights relevant collections to improve
public awareness and understanding of
climate change.
Climate Change
Awareness Efforts
 Climate change syllabus.
 List of repositories with climate change
related collections.
 Taxonomy of Keywords and Subject Terms
 Sustainable Archives & Climate Collections
Surveys
 Social Media Awareness Campaigns
 Member blogs
 Conference Presentations & Gatherings
Partnerships
DearTomorrow
 Sustainability Roundtable (ALA -SustainRT)
 Regional Archival Associations Consortium
(RAAC) Disaster Planning Subcommittee
 SAA Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy
(CAPP)
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Future Endeavors & Works
“In Progress”
“Office Hours” Public Webinar
Eco-Pamphlet
Libraries and Archives in the Anthropocene:
A Colloquium – May 13-14, 2017 at NYU!
Visit us on the web!
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ProjectARCC.org
Facebook: facebook.com/projectarcc
Twitter: twitter.com/projectarcc
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed
citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing
that ever has.”
-Margaret Mead