Can you tell us something about yourself (where you live, what you do, what are your interests)?

I live in Split, the biggest coastal town in Croatia. A little over ten years ago, I was introduced to the magical world of the civil sector through volunteering. I still work there today as the head of finance and administration at the Permakultura Dalmacija association. And through my work through the association, I gained knowledge, inspiration, and contacts for various wonderful activities.

Have you participated in a Climathon? Can you talk about your experience?

Yes. I wanted to explore that experience where you have 24 hours to work on your idea. Our challenge was to make a business idea pilot – in my case, my proposal was about setting up a platform showing environmentally conscious shops in my area. The best thing about the event was the connections that I still have after it. 

What are the impacts of climate change on your daily life and how do you imagine that our society could address these problems?

Our region is still not so much affected by climate change. Especially for those of us who live in coastal cities. I think our biggest threat for now is losing locally-grown food from nearby villages. Society could address these problems by supporting our farmers even more (paying in advance, buy baskets of vegetables, not picking everything etc.). Or encourage more people to start growing their own food, although this depends on everyone’s capacity.

We can also do more to involve young people in climate action – by being present in their everyday life: in schools, activities outside their classroom, in their subcultures etc.

Croatian Version

Možete li nam reći nešto o sebi (gdje živite, čime se bavite, koji su vaši interesi)?
Živim u Splitu, najvećem obalnom gradu u Hrvatskoj. Prije nešto više od deset godina upoznao sam čarobni svijet civilnog sektora kroz volontiranje. I danas radim u tom području kao voditelj financija i administracije u udruzi Permakultura Dalmacija. Kroz rad u udruzi stekao sam znanje, inspiraciju i kontakte za razne prekrasne aktivnosti.

Jeste li sudjelovali na Climathonu? Možete li podijeliti svoje iskustvo?
Da. Htio sam iskusiti taj format u kojem imate 24 sata za rad na svojoj ideji. Naš izazov bio je izraditi pilot poslovne ideje – u mom slučaju to je bila platforma koja prikazuje ekološki osviještene trgovine u mojoj okolici. Najbolji dio događaja bile su veze koje sam tada stvorio i koje i dalje traju.

Koji su utjecaji klimatskih promjena na vaš svakodnevni život i kako zamišljate da bi naše društvo moglo pristupiti tim problemima?
Naša regija još uvijek nije jako pogođena klimatskim promjenama, posebno mi koji živimo u obalnim gradovima. Mislim da nam je trenutno najveća prijetnja gubitak lokalno uzgojene hrane iz obližnjih sela. Društvo bi moglo pristupiti tim problemima tako da još više podržava naše poljoprivrednike (plaćanje unaprijed, kupnja košara s povrćem, ne biranje samo najboljeg itd.). Također, mogli bismo poticati više ljudi da sami počnu uzgajati hranu, iako to ovisi o mogućnostima svakog pojedinca.
Možemo učiniti više i kako bismo uključili mlade u klimatske akcije – tako da budemo prisutni u njihovoj svakodnevici: u školama, aktivnostima izvan učionice, u njihovim supkulturama itd.