The Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies (KNOCA) aims to improve the commissioning, design, implementation and impact of climate assemblies, using evidence, knowledge exchange and dialogue. We are an active community of policy makers, practitioners, activists, researchers and other actors with experience and interest in climate assemblies who co-create activities and knowledge.
IDEA Event: Is public deliberation the key? How citizen assemblies can accelerate climate action
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Is public deliberation the key? How citizen assemblies can accelerate climate action with Nicole Curato, Professor of Political Sociology at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra.
The climate crisis demands democracy reform. Climate assemblies–and similar deliberative mechanisms–can be innovative and important parts in the democratic toolbox. But what works and what doesn’t? What can we learn from existing experiences, both in the Global North and the Global South? How can we best engage citizens to meaningfully participate in climate decision making? This lecture makes the case for more inclusive and effective climate action through citizen deliberation–at the local, national and global level.
The lecture will be opened by Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General, International IDEA, and followed by a conversation with Dr Tim Daw, Project Leader, Swedish Climate Assembly, questions/comments from the audience, and a reception. Moderator: Matthias Jäger, Head of Climate Change and Democracy, International IDEA.
- For in-person participation, please register here.
- For online participation, please register here.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at climate@idea.int
Speakers
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