KNOCA’s Annual Event 2023

In our Annual Event 2023 we celebrated another year of developing best practice on Climate Assemblies in close collaboration with our network.

In a packed program with three separate sessions, we first reflected on the emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities within climate assemblies based on the past year’s research and practice in the field. We then held an Innovation Market with contributions from nine of KNOCA’s member organizations on topics ranging from hosting assemblies in areas of conflict to engaging children and young people. The final session was an illuminating discussion with two high profile guests on “how to get the politics right” along with a focus on the challenges of embedding assembly practice within the political arena.
See the full program below and watch the sessions in the recordings to the right.

Annual Event 2023 – Graham Smith on Emerging Trends, Challenges and OpportunitiesAnnual Event 2023 – Graham Smith on Emerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
Session 1: The chair of KNOCA, Graham Smith, shares the latest learnings in the world of Climate Assemblies. The presentation builds on our latest report available online from here.
Annual Event 2023 - Innovation Market Pitches: At the Forefront of Climate Assembly PracticeAnnual Event 2023 – Innovation Market Pitches: At the Forefront of Climate Assembly Practice
Session 2: Pitches from nine innovations conducted or proposed by members of the KNOCA-community of practitioners.
Annual Event 2023 – Getting the Politics Right: The Challenge of Embedding and InstitutionalizationAnnual Event 2023 – Getting the Politics Right: The Challenge of Embedding and Institutionalization
Session 3: Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul and Franciska Rosenkilde draw on their extensive experience of promoting and implementing citizen participation in a discussion about how to anchor assemblies within political systems moderated by Graham Smith.

Download presentations:

Climate Assemblies: Emerging Trends, Challenges and OpportunitiesDownload
Innovation Market – Pitch slidesDownload

Download presentations from breakout sessions:

Tim Daw – Using systems modellingDownload
Chris Hopkins – Green transition, (global) social contract renegotiation​Download
Morten Friis – Supporting participants post-assembly ​Download
Katie Reid – Participation of young people and children​Download
Martina Francesca – La Prossima Cultura: Including nature in assemblies​Download
Jordi Serra – Cooperation of European Climate Assemblies​Download