Strategic Dialogue and Civic Engagement for Climate Adaptation (online)

Offered by Simon Fraser University, with Olive Dempsey

March 10, 2021 – May 4, 2021 (24 hours) – Register early, limited space available

ClimateSense Reduced Rate: $175

Please Note: This reduced rate is offered for residents of Prince Edward Island only.

Professionals working across public, private and community sectors are facing complex questions about how to prepare for and adapt to the unavoidable impacts of a changing climate. In the context of a growing climate emergency, how do we engage internal and external stakeholders, build lasting collaborative partnerships, and embed climate adaptation strategies into organizational priorities, when professional silos, scarce resources and competing demands can pose potent obstacles to the change that is urgently needed? This course will provide you with skills to overcome barriers to action, mobilize knowledge and data effectively, and work across silos in genuine interdisciplinary and collaborative practice. You’ll learn how to lead or participate in community engagement, without triggering fear and overwhelming others; practice critical self-awareness and self-reflection; and consider equity-based and decolonizing approaches.

Intended Audience: This course is designed for professionals looking to advance the intersecting work of climate action and adaptation, including planners, engineers, elected officials and community leaders.

For more information see: https://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/courses/clm/strategic-dialogue-and-engagement-for-climate-adaptation.html