Raising People's Voice

How can local civil society concerns be heard at a higher level,
such as the EU? Two experts in networking and climate advocacy,
Olha Boiko from CAN and Kelsey Perlman from FERN, talk about
their experiences of raising local demands to a higher political
level.
[Who is behind this Podcast] 

Speaker: Olha Boiko, Network Coordinator at
Climate Action network Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
(CAN EECCA) and Kelsey Perlman, Forest and Climate Campaigner at
FERN.


Facilitation: Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago 


Sound: Mattef Kuhlmey   


Music by: Brass Riot, Latest Album "The Never
Acting Story" 


Host organisations: 


BUND – Friends of the Earth Germany –BUND stands for Bund für
Umwelt- und Naturschutz Deutschland, German Federation for the
Environment and Nature Conservation. It is an independent federal
NGO that has been dedicated to protecting nature, and the
environment since the mid 1970s. With over 674.000 members and
supporters, 16 state organizations and 2,300 local and regional
groups, BUND is one of the largest environmental associations in
Germany today. http://www.bund.net; Contact:
klimaschutz@bund.net 


UfU - Independent Institute for Environmental Issues – is a
scientific institute and registered non-profit association from
Berlin. The main focus of the institutes work is to promote
democracy and education in climate, environmental and resource
protection. https://www.ufu.de/; Contact:
franziska.sperfeld@ufu.de 


The project “Strengthening civil society in the implementation of
national climate policies” is funded by the International Climate
Initiative (IKI). The initiative is promoted by the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
on the basis of a resolution of the German Federal Parliament.
The analysis, opinions, and content in the Podcast represent the
opinion of the speakers and are neither necessarily
representative of the position of BUND, UfU, IKI, or the Federal
Republic of Germany.