Best practices for engagement with diverse audiences
Communication styles and preferences of diverse stakeholder groups
Potential areas of conflict and stakeholder resistance
Political landscape/contexts: governmental processes, political ideologies, civic/constitutional rights
Build meaningful exchanges and dialogue
Build trust and rapport with diverse constituents (people, organizations, communities)
Foster collaboration
Emotional intelligence and awareness of self and others (including social location, and privilege)
Critical thinking
Person-centredness
Inspiring engagement and optimism
Mainstreaming
1. React/Follow
2. Act/Apply
3. Anticipate/Initiate/Enable
4. Lead/Strategize
Competency Title
Support climate action measures
Promote climate action measures
Enhance individual and collective adaptive capacity and action
Enable and amplify current and future climate action
Competency Statement
Support climate action measures within own role and area of responsibility
Promote climate action measures across all areas of responsibility and influence
Enhance individual and collective capacity to enact on climate action
Enable and amplify current and future climate action on an individual, collective, or organizational basis
Performance Criteria
Engage in climate action dialogues
Support and contribute to a culture of honesty and transparency, and promote ongoing individual and community climate literacy
Support the valuing and significance of ecosystem-based, sustainable climate action (adaptation & mitigation) measures and strategies
Be aware of evolving climate knowledge, scenarios, and impacts
Encourage and drive the uptake of climate action and sustainability behaviours.
Emphasize proactive rather than reactive actions to address climate change
Communicate climate concerns and opportunities to educate and raise awareness
Amplify where possible, co-benefits (adaptation and GHG emissions reduction)
Apply learning in order to maximize the potential for co-benefits.
Convey and motivate a response to the urgency of climate action
Spark and influence individual and collective climate action
Strengthen increased understanding of the climate challenge and potential climate action measures.
Identify existing capacities and capacity gaps for enacting climate actions.
Tailor interventions to reflect evolving climate knowledge and practice standards.
Promote an interdisciplinary, cross-sector orientation to climate action
Encourage and engage in critical self-reflection.
Champion climate action dialogues and learning opportunities
Actively engage in and/or convene climate action decision-making processes
Promote the integration of climate action considerations into all objectives and decisions across programs, projects, operations, policies, procedures, financing, and training.
Empower and create space for the inclusion of the voices and perspectives of those affected by climate impacts and solutions.
Champion the value and significance of ecosystem-based, sustainable climate action measures and strategies
Collaborate with relevant rights-holders and stakeholders to develop a shared vision and approach to climate action
Evaluate the efficacy, equity, inclusivity, and relevance of interventions and governance strategies/policies
Adopt and foster interdisciplinary and systems thinking approaches to climate action
Foster a sense of commitment and ownership that translates into action.
Foster a culture of honesty and transparency, and life-long learning (self and others).
definition
Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes. These are defined as things you need to know and be able to do, along with any personal characteristics, values, and other attributes required for the competency or competency area.
