Training
Communicating Climate Change: Effective Skills for Engaging Stakeholders, Partners and the Public - Oakland
Participants joined climate and environmental communication expert Cara Pike for an in-depth training in communicating climate change. Through lecture and group discussion, participants learned about public opinion trends for California and the San Francisco area and how to frame coastal climate impacts messages for a range of audiences. Interactive exercises provided participants the opportunity to work with other coastal managers and public engagement/outreach specialists to develop a climate story. Participants left with a draft climate presentation that can be used to reach and motivate their target audiences
COST: $60.00
Payable by check to Elkhorn Slough Foundation
Payable by credit card (online)
REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS CLOSED
Instructor Information
Ms. Cara Pike
Director - Climate Access
The Resource Innovation Group
Contact
Virginia Guhin
virginia@elkhornslough.org
831-274-8700
Sponsors
Description
See also: Climate Disruption, Sustainable Human Systems
Communicating Coastal Climate Impacts to Diverse Audiences
Intended Audience:
Coastal resource managers, public engagement and outreach specialists
Objectives:
- Improve understanding of best practices in communicating climate change
- Improve understanding of how to frame coastal climate impact messages for a range of audiences
- Improve skills for developing audience-tailored climate messages
Description:
Participants joined climate and environmental communication expert Cara Pike for an in-depth training in communicating climate change. Through lecture and group discussion, participants learned about public opinion trends for California and the San Francisco area and how to frame coastal climate impacts messages for a range of audiences. Interactive exercises provided participants the opportunity to work with other coastal managers and public engagement/outreach specialists to develop a climate story. Participants left with a draft climate presentation that can be used to reach and motivate their target audiences.
Workshop Location and time:
Elihu Harris State Building
Room 2
1515 Clay St.
Oakland, CA 94612
9:00am – 5:00pm
Documents and Publications
Contact List
We encourage participants to download the contact list to assist with arranging a rideshare or to get in contact with someone you met at the
workshop. Those interested in sharing a ride to the event are marked on the contact list.
| DOCUMENT | AUTHOR / SOURCE |
|---|---|
| PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Climate Change in the Californian Mind PDF, 995KB |
Anthony Leiserowitz, Geoff Feinberg, Peter Howe, and Seth A. Rosenthal Yale Project on Climate Change Communication 2013 |
| Climate change scenarios for the California region PDF, 923KB |
Cayan, D., Maurer, E., Dettinger, M., Tyree, M. & Hayhoe, K. Climatic Change 87: 21-42 2008 |
| Global sea level linked to global temperature PDF, 329KB |
Martin Vermeer and Stefan Rahmstorf Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106(51):21527-21532 2009 |
| Science denial and the science classroom PDF, 331KB |
Dennis Liu Life Sciences Education, 11:129-134 2012 |
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
| Be prepared: The ocean in a 2C world PDF, 333KB |
Center for Ocean Solutions Center for Ocean Solutions 2013 |
| Best practices for talking with climate skeptics PDF, 126KB |
TRIG - Climate Access - compiled Climate Access |
| Climate future forums -A model for engaging communities in building climate resilience and reducing emissions PDF, 4.7MB |
TRIG TRIG 2013 |
| Climate science communications assessment PDF, 1.3MB |
RESOLVE RESOLVE 2012 |
| Energy Dollar Savings DOCX, 37KB |
Monterey Community 2014 |
| Global climate change as seen by zoo and aquariun visitors PDF, 3MB |
Luebke, J.F., Clayton, S., Saunders, C.D., Matiasek, J., Kelly, L.-A. D., & Grajal, A. Chicago Zoological Society 2012 |
| Indicators of Climate Change in California PDF, 11.6MB |
T. Kadir, L. MAzur, C. Milanes, K. Randles, California Environmental Protection Agency, and California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment 2013 |
| Language of Conservation PDF, 244KB |
David Metz and Lori Weigel Public Opinion Strategies 2013 |
| National Latinos and the environment survey PDF, 980KB |
Sierra Club and the NCLR Sierra Club 2012 |
| Ocean Acidification Fact Sheet PDF, 440KB |
NOAA NOAA 2013 |
| Talking about science PDF, 124KB |
Cara Pike et al TRIG - Climate Access 2010 |
| We've been asking the wrong questions PDF, 56KB |
James Watson The Guardian 2013 |
Questions and Answers
Submit a question on this subject and we'll provide an answer. coastaltraining@elkhornslough.org