Most recent event – Public Participation: Effective Climate Communication
September 2019
The Capital Climate Readiness Collaborative (CRC) and ecoAmerica’s Path to Positive Communities program hosted an interactive webinar on how to effectively engage constituents on climate change. ecoAmerica shared their latest survey data on American awareness and attitudes on climate change and solutions, which showed that the vast majority of Americans support climate action. But the key to engaging constituents in support–and in their own action and advocacy–is helping them break through motivated avoidance, and communicating about the issue in a personally-relevant manner. This includes connecting climate and health outcomes, for instance, which has proven to motivate Americans to action. ecoAmerica shared the latest research-based guidance on communicating effectively on climate and their latest resources, such as the new Path to Positive toolkit, which includes “Let’s Talk Climate,” “Moving Forward on Climate and Communities,” Mental Health and Climate, a starter checklist on climate solutions, and many more. Special focus was given to solutions around resilience and adaptation.
On July 16th, CRC hosted a quarterly meeting focused on flood risk and resilience at the California Endowment Center in Downtown Sacramento. At this workshop, we featured presentations from new CRC members (WALKSacramento, Department of Water Resources, Sacramento-San joquin Delta Conservancy, and the Delta Stewardship Council). SAFCA also presented on the Capital Region’s flood risk and discussed 
On February 6th, 2019, CRC hosted our first quarterly adaptation exchange in 2019 on California’s Fourth Assessment. At this workshop, we had an in-depth discussion focused on the Sacramento Valley Region Report, and provided an overview of the climate-related risks our region will face, and adaptation strategies to address the risks. The goal was to share out findings from the research, and discuss how we can build on these findings to ensure our region is resilient.