Once internal readiness is in place, the question becomes: How do we design engagement that people want to be part of?
This session shifts from internal systems to the design of engagement itself. Moving beyond transactional consultation, this session explores how climate adaptation efforts can be co-created with communities, centring lived experience, cultural relevance, and belonging.
Participants learn about trauma-informed and culturally responsive engagement practices that recognize the emotional, historical, and social dimensions of climate impacts. The session will also highlight Indigenous partnerships and grassroots-led models that are redefining how trust, leadership, and shared ownership are built in climate adaptation. This session invites participants to rethink engagement not as a process to manage but as a relationship to nurture. The result is adaptation work that feels grounded, inclusive, and deeply connected to community priorities.
This webinar series is aligned with Leading Together: Local Governments Advancing Equitable Climate Resilience, an action-oriented learning cohort delivered by the Tamarack Institute, with funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)’s Green Municipal Fund and the Government of Canada.
Stephen Ngonain. Senior Manager of Communities, Climate Transitions
Yas Hassen. Associate Director, The Learning Centre