The dynamic two-hour online sessions are designed to guide you through the essential aspects and proven methods for effective stakeholder and citizen engagement in climate adaptation. The sessions cover a range of citizen and stakeholder engagement topics, including:
- Designing an engagement strategy
- Climate citizens’ assemblies
- Climate adaptation workshops
- Awareness-raising campaigns
- Communities of Practice
- Green Participatory Budgets
- Creative citizens’ engagement
- Citizen Science
Training Sessions
2026
From Rumour to Resilience by Preventing Misinformation in Climate Change Response 26 Feb
This webinar focused on combating misinformation about climate change and building public resilience in an increasingly hyperconnected digital society. The session featured a keynote on the historical and systemic nature of climate disinformation, followed by practitioner and researcher perspectives on the devastating consequences of politicising extreme weather alerts and the mechanisms driving false narratives online. An expert roundtable concluded the event by exploring solutions such as designing AI tools to prompt critical thinking and utilising climate assemblies to rebuild trust with vulnerable communities through climate justice
From Fatigue to Fascination: Reigniting Climate Action through Creativity 15 April
The webinar explored how unconventional tools such as storytelling, arts, games, and immersive experiences can strengthen participation in climate adaptation. The session addressed the growing challenge of "climate fatigue" and eco-paralysis, providing real-world examples from Denmark, Greece, and Ireland on how to transition from data-heavy communication to emotional engagement. The event concluded with a Q&A exploring how to tailor these creative methods, finance them, and replicate them across other European territories.
Leave No One Behind: Practical Tools for Inclusive Climate Adaptation 3 Jun
The event showcased the importance of inclusive engagement in climate adaptation, highlighting the risks of exclusion and the need to involve vulnerable groups throughout the process. The presentations comprehended strategic insights, inclusive practices and transferable approaches to help cities and regions address inequalities and ensure no one is left behind.
2025
This programme of sessions on stakeholder and citizen engagement is designed for local and regional authorities, policymakers, and climate practitioners seeking to enhance participatory approaches in climate adaptation, providing practical insights and proven methodologies for engaging citizens and stakeholders.
By combining success stories, best practices, and hands-on strategies, these sessions equip participants with the tools to foster inclusive and evidence-based climate action.
If you have missed any sessions so far, you can catch up with previous event recordings:
- Success stories on engaging citizens and stakeholders in climate adaptation, on 30 January.
- Tips for creating your awareness-raising campaigns, on 12 March.
- Learning from best practices in Living Labs for adaptation, on 8 May.
- Participatory public budget allocation for adaptation projects, on 18 September.
- How changing the behaviours of citizens can make climate adaptation more effective, on 13 November.
2024
The exclusive Programme is tailored for regions and local authorities, guiding them through the essential aspects and proven methods for effective stakeholder and citizen engagement in climate adaptation.
If you have missed any sessions so far, you can catch up with previous event recordings below and access associated materials for the topics:
