Something to talk about – success stories of public engagement to tackle climate change

The document outlines four key principles for effective public engagement on climate change: connecting with deeply held values, using inclusive and participatory approaches, engaging positive social norms, and creating honest, empowering stories. It illustrates these principles through three case studies: a diverse network of small-scale environmental initiatives in Egypt, a community-led relocation project for the Carteret Islands in Papua New Guinea, and a citizens' assembly in Scotland. These examples demonstrate that bottom-up, deliberative, and co-creative processes can lead to a stronger public mandate for climate policies and resilience.

• Climate Outreach identifies four core principles for effective public engagement: connecting with people's deeply held values, creating inclusive and participatory approaches, engaging positive cultural and social norms, and creating honest, empowering stories.
• Successful public engagement often relies on a bottom-up approach involving two-way participation, the inclusion of communities outside traditional educational settings, and the co-creation of solutions that place participants at the center of the process.

APA

Randall, A., Ray, D. B., Kaur, G., & Zayed, D. (2023). Something to talk about – success stories of public engagement to tackle climate change. Climate Outreach. https://climateoutreach.org/public-engagement-case-studies/

Chicago

Randall, Alex, Deepayan Basu Ray, Gurpreet Kaur, and Dina Zayed. Something to talk about – success stories of public engagement to tackle climate change. Climate Outreach, 2023. https://climateoutreach.org/public-engagement-case-studies/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{randall2023something, author = {Randall, Alex and Ray, Deepayan Basu and Kaur, Gurpreet and Zayed, Dina}, title = {{Something to talk about – success stories of public engagement to tackle climate change}}, institution = {Climate Outreach}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://climateoutreach.org/public-engagement-case-studies/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }