Climate Action for All: First Steps and Strategies for a Diverse Community

Community Climate Action - first steps and building towards success. How can groups widen community engagement towards climate action, and encourage a more diverse audience?

This mini-training is delivered by the Ethnic Minority Environmental Network of CEMVO Scotland.

This event will give climate leaders, activists, community and project workers from across Scotland hints and tips on how to build effective engagement with a diverse public.

Agenda:

-Welcome and Introductions from Aekus Kamboj to the subject of community climate action, scene setting, etc.

-Practical example - Mobilising Community Climate Action project delivered in 2022. Goals, challenges, outcomes and learnings. Take part in community climate action | WWF

-Small group workshop - list the challenges faced in your communities

-Reflection on challenges: which are faced, which are shared, and which are one-offs?

-"Top 10 Tips" - key pointers that groups can use to galvanise action in their area.

-Discussion of top tips

-Next steps

-Q&A, wrap-up

Speakers:

- Aekus Kamboj Climate Change/EMEN Officer

- Andrew Williams Environmental Projects Co-ordinator

Scottish Communities Climate Action Network

CEMVO scotland