Training game on 'Climate and Society' explores gender and social inclusion

The 'Climate and Society Game' is an interactive training tool designed to explore how gender and social roles impact climate vulnerability and resilience. The South Asia edition uses a fictional Indian coastal neighbourhood, Krishna Nagar, to simulate consultations and the development of adaptation plans through role-play with diverse character cards.

• The 'Climate and Society Game' is a training tool designed to help participants understand how gender, social, economic, and cultural roles influence climate vulnerability and the ability to respond to climate change. It aims to teach tools and tactics for empowering diverse participation in resilience planning and fostering equitable benefits from climate action.
• The South Asia edition of the game uses a fictional scenario set in Krishna Nagar, a low-income neighbourhood in an Indian coastal city. The scenario depicts climate-driven hazards including sea level rise, frequent high waves, coastal flooding, and heavier rain that causes river banks to burst, leading to increased malaria deaths and strained urban services.
• The game can be implemented as a short 10 to 30 minute small-group discussion or a longer role-play. The longer version consists of two rounds: the first focuses on consultation regarding how hazards affect people and what hinders their participation, and the second involves responding to proposed adaptation and resilience plans.
• The training utilizes specific character cards to represent diverse perspectives, including a transgender woman, a hardworking mother, an elderly grandmother, teenage students (boy and girl), a public service professional, a pastoralist, and a disaster management officer.

APA

Dupar, M., Sandal, G., & Sadhukhan, B. (2021). Training game on 'Climate and Society' explores gender and social inclusion. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/resource/resource-training-game-on-climate-and-society-explores-gender-and-social-inclusion

Chicago

Dupar, Mairi, Geeta Sandal, and Bedoshruti Sadhukhan. Training game on 'Climate and Society' explores gender and social inclusion. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2021. https://cdkn.org/resource/resource-training-game-on-climate-and-society-explores-gender-and-social-inclusion.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{dupar2021training, author = {Dupar, Mairi and Sandal, Geeta and Sadhukhan, Bedoshruti}, title = {{Training game on 'Climate and Society' explores gender and social inclusion}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/resource-training-game-on-climate-and-society-explores-gender-and-social-inclusion}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }