How Cities Can Use Participatory Budgeting to Address Climate Change
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We are facing a global climate crisis, and local governments need to do their part to address it. Public participation is a key strategy for effective local climate action. By integrating climate action into participatory processes (and vice versa), cities can build consensus around the need for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and around concrete projects and policies to implement.
For this course, People Powered has developed and compiled the resources to help you to engage more community members in addressing climate change, together. You will find an online course where experts from local governments and organizations around the world share best practices and review lessons learned and a short and accessible info sheet that provides actionable recommendations on how to successfully implement a climate-sensitive PB process. Additionally, we offer a free mentorship program where experts will help you to address challenges you can come across while you are using PB to address climate change. Find and explore these resources below!
Who leads the course?
Daniely Votto, DVotto Consultoria para Cidades (Brazil) (facilitator)
Véronique Fournier, Montreal Urban Ecology Center (Canada)
Ahmad Rifai and Rizqa Hidayani, Kota Kita Foundation (Indonesia)
Sandra Godinho, Municipality of Lisbon (Portugal)
Who is this course for?
Government staff and officials responsible for managing citizen participation, resilience, and environmental programs around the world.
Local organizations that are supporting or advocating for government action on citizen participation, resilience, and climate change.
International organizations and funders that want to better support or encourage participatory action on climate change.
What will you get from this course?
After this course, you will be able to:
Identify and share best practices to successfully use PB to address climate change.
Identify which key decisions you need to make to implement a successful PB process to address climate change in your city.
Identify key partners, actions, and tools to help you use PB to address climate change.
Develop plans and next steps for using PB to address climate change.
Mentorship Program
Address specific challenges for implementing a climate-sensitive PB process through individual or group mentoring sessions with experts.
*To sign up for mentorship you must have attended the webinar or have watched the recording, and completed the evaluation form.
More Resources
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