Community-Based Participatory Climate Action

Non-technical summary Improving the flow of information between governments and local communities is paramount to achieving effective climate change mitigation adaptation. We propose five pathways deepen participation improve community-based action. The can be summarized as visualization, simulations practice decision-making, participatory budgeting planning, environmental civic service, education curriculum development. These contribute improving governance by consolidating in soliciting incorporating community while simultaneously giving tools knowledge needed become active contributors adaptation measures. Technical Community considered a key component design responses change. Substantial engagement required ensure communities, but also because are primary sites However, frontline often excluded from decision-making implementation processes due political choices or failures identify ways make frameworks more inclusive. Climate action requires making consequential decisions, what we term deepened . participation: strategies that incorporated into existing organizational institutional used create new ones. Shortcomings related each strategy identified. Reflection encouraged they choose which technique(s) adopt. Social media communities. Learn get started deepening participation.