We help engage communities around climate action planning processes, navigating diverse perspectives and priorities to build trust and grow support.
In the early stages of climate action and adaptation planning, Cascadia supports clients in shaping inclusive community engagement processes that invite diverse perspectives, build a shared science-based understanding of vulnerabilities and opportunities, and catalyze support for policies that meet climate goals and advance community priorities.
Later, as jurisdictions launch into implementation, Cascadia creates tailored educational programs and behavior change campaigns that center climate change messaging in local values and keep communities feeling engaged and empowered. We create multi-tactic engagement approaches that range from high-touch multicultural marketing campaigns to small, volunteer-based sustainability advisory groups that equip participants to become ambassadors for community resilience.
Examples of our support include:
- Community climate advisory groups that represent diverse interests across communities, businesses, and organizations
- Customized infographics and outreach materials that make complex concepts and data clear, compelling, and locally relevant
- In-language community events that bring community members into conversation around climate impacts and risks
- In-language engagement platforms—online and in person—that provide opportunities for community members to directly weigh in on draft planning elements
- Feedback loops that inspire trust by packaging community input received and reporting how it was applied in policy development
