Practical Guidance

KNOCA is co-creating practical guidance on key aspects of climate assembly practice. Quick Reads are short summaries with best-practice recommendations on key areas for commissioners, organisers and advocates. Guidance Documents are longer and more detailed recommendations from which Quick Reads are drawn.

Quick Reads

Setting the Remit for Climate Assemblies

The remit for a climate assembly should be timely and relevant for citizens and policymakers, fit with the local context of climate politics, be accepted by most stakeholders, and consider the implications for delivery of the assembly given the constraints of time and money.

Governance of Climate Assemblies

Organisers of climate assemblies face the challenge of balancing the different agendas within society so that the process is seen as legitimate. This means arranging the governance of the assembly in ways that ensure that different interests recognise the integrity of the process.

Follow-Up to Climate Assemblies

The follow-up process is a critical element of climate assemblies. It must not be an afterthought. The time and energy that citizens invest alongside the resources and effort from the commissioning authority and organisers needs to be matched by a carefully structured follow-up process.

Impact Evaluation Framework

CAST and KNOCA developed this impact evaluation framework for climate assemblies.

Making the Most of Climate Assemblies: Playbook for Civil Society Organisations

Civil society organisations (CSOs) are often unsure about how to position themselves in relation to climate assemblies. Should they advocate for assemblies? How should they engage with a proposed assembly in their country, region or municipality? Should they participate in the process or just watch from the side-lines? KNOCA aims to help CSOs think through these and other questions.

Children and Young People’s Participation in Climate Assemblies

The climate crisis is a child rights issue. Our youngest citizens have the right to be involved, and taken seriously, in decisions being made today that will directly affect their lives and the lives of future generations.

Policy Actors’ Attitudes to Climate Assemblies

What is the role of citizens assemblies?

Preparing for a Climate Assembly

This guide provides practical steps for policy officials that want to organise a climate assembly.

Setting the Remit

Guiding Principles for Setting the Remit of a Climate Assembly

Key Drivers of Impact

Every climate assembly aims to have an impact, but what are the main drivers of impact?

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