Climate assemblies – and citizens’ assemblies more generally – are becoming ever more popular as a form of citizen engagement. Critical to the success of assemblies are the characteristics of the issue to be discussed. Often it is government ministers or parliamentarians who decide on the remit, but it can also be civil society actors, randomly selected citizens’ themselves, or stakeholder bodies. Whoever it may be, they all face the same question:
The criteria laid out in this short paper and the infographic presented below serve as guiding principles to help answer that question. They are best understood as a checklist of factors to consider in deciding on a remit – as much as what to avoid as what works well.
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Download Guiding Principles for Setting the Remit of a Climate Assembly - Short Paper
The Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies (KNOCA) aims to improve the commissioning, design, implementation and impact of climate assemblies, using evidence, knowledge exchange and dialogue. We are an active community of policy makers, practitioners, activists, researchers and other actors with experience and interest in climate assemblies who co-create activities and knowledge.
