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The Equity Guide for Green Stormwater Infrastructure Practitioners

Greenprint is the lead author of the Equity Guide for Green Stormwater Infrastructure Practitioners (Equity Guide), a resource designed to help public sector stormwater management organizations promote, practice and measure progress towards equity in their work. The guide was developed for the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange (the Exchange), a social impact network of stormwater management leaders who seek to activate local governments and water agencies in the U.S. and Canada to implement green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) equitably. 

Drawing from over 80 sources and 60 interviews with stormwater and community organizations, the Equity Guide provides GSI program managers with tools to build stronger community partnerships. It focuses on seven core equity goals: strengthening organizational capacity, centering community voices, strategically siting and investing in GSI, maximizing cobenefits, promoting economic opportunities, preventing displacement and refining policies to better integrate equity goals. 

Greenprint trains organizations to apply Equity Guide principles through workshops, webinars and consultations, providing tools to integrate equity into GSI projects. This reflects Greenprint’s belief that communities should benefit from and influence GSI decisions. Through this work, Greenprint builds organizational capacity, strengthens practitioner networks and advances equity in water infrastructure and urban greening across North America.