Climate Stewardship and Sustainability

Introduction

In 2017, Mayor Luke Bronin established the City of Hartford Office of Sustainability to advance our economy, improve public health, and promote social equity through environmental stewardship initiatives. Sustainability Coordinator Shubhada Kambli leads the Office. She is joined by Green Infrastructure Assistant Grace Yi, and two UConn interns, Kartik Dubey and Wanjiku Gatheru. Together, they collaborate closely with other city agencies, including the Department of Public Works, the Department of Development Services, and Hartford Public Schools, as well as other community partners.

The Office works with the City’s Climate Stewardship Council, which is the city’s sustainability task force, to lead Climate Stewardship Initiative. The Council's 30 members include representatives of neighborhood associations, nonprofit institutions, regional and state governmental agencies, private businesses, and educational institutions. The success of Hartford’s Climate Stewardship Initiative depends on individuals like you working together to make Hartford a global leader in environmental stewardship.

The Office is funded exclusively by the generous support of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Partners for Places, and UConn's Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation.

To learn more about our work, including how to get involved, please visit the website of the Climate Stewardship Initiative.

About Our Sustainability Coordinator

For the past ten years, Shubhada Kambli has led results-driven climate change and neighborhood revitalization programs at the local, state and federal levels across the country. Shubhada is a CT native, and has built multiple successful, data-driven environmental and educational initiatives in New England, the Midwest, and the Southern United States. Educated at Wesleyan, Tufts, and Harvard, Shubhada has advanced academic training in environmental health, design, and policy.