Engage your community in climate adaptation

Involve your learners, stakeholders, and the rest of your community in climate adaptation. This can improve your processes and help make your local environment safer for all.

Engage your staff and stakeholders in any climate adaptation goals and targets

Include your staff and relevant stakeholders in the development of your climate adaptation goals and target-setting by actively consulting them and, where appropriate, involving them in the decision-making process. This could be done at department level, or via working groups, workshops, focus groups, or collaborative goal-setting sessions.

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Engage your learners on climate adaptation planning

Include your learners in the development of your climate adaptation planning and goals by actively consulting them and, where appropriate, involving them in the decision-making process. Tailor the level of involvement to be age-appropriate and engaging.

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Engage with local community initiatives to increase your setting's climate resilience

Reach out and collaborate with local organisations, including your regional Climate Ambassadors hub, local and regional government agencies, utility providers and community groups. Use these connections to take actions that enhance your setting's ability to adapt to climate change impacts.

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Use your climate adaptation progress in learning

Take time to celebrate and share your setting’s progress in enhancing its climate resilience by including these achievements in the learning experience. These topics could be incorporated not only into the formal curriculum, if applicable, but also across various areas of learner engagement, such as informal play, extracurricular activities, assemblies, and learner-led initiatives.

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