Citizens' Assemblies

The format of citizens' (climate) assemblies is more and more
discussed and used in many places around the world on different
topics and on different levels. This episode illustrates what
citizens’ (climate) assemblies are and paints a nuanced picture
based on experiences from different cases around the world.
 [Recommended Reading]

Citizens’ assemblies worldwide:
https://www.buergerrat.de/en/citizens-assemblies/citizens-assemblies-worldwide/


Knowledge Network On Climate Assemblies (KNOCA):
https://staging.knoca.eu


UK citizens’ assemblies: https://citizensassembly.co.uk


Delibera Brasil: http://deliberabrasil.org


Citizens’ assemblies in the Participation Playbook:
https://participationplaybook.org/citizens-assembly
 [Who is behind this Podcast]

Speaker: Silvia Cervellini,
cofounder and coordinator of Delibera Brasil and Prof
Graham Smith, Professor of Politics at the University of
Westminster


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.