Participative Climate Governance

We believe that civil society participation is a catalyst for
effective, ambitious and equitable climate policies. So in this
episode we look at the concept of civic space – discuss about why
and how to measure it and talk to a practitioner from Costa Rica
about his country's experience with participative climate
governance.
 [Recommended Reading]

The Participation Handprint – Link to Poster


Larissa Donges, Fabian Stolpe, Franziska Sperfeld, Sarah Kovac
(2020): Civic space for participation in climate policies in
Colombia, Georgia and Ukraine. Independent Institute for
Environmental Issues. Berlin. ISBN 978-3-935563-42-0; Link to
full Study
[Who is behind this Podcast]

Speaker: Franziska Sperfeld,
environmental scientist at the Independent Institute for
Environmental Issues (UfU e.V.) and Adrián Martínez
Blanco, Director and Founder of La Ruta del Clima, Costa
Rica



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.