Date and time: Thursday 26th of October - Lunch

Location: Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda (in person only) 

The World Climate Research Programme My Climate Risk (MCR) Lighthouse Activity is focused on making climate science meaningful at local (community-based) scales. MCR consists of an international network of regional hubs focussed on developing alternatives to existing climate science and institutional frameworks that will inform and facilitate locally-driven climate solutions. In this learning lab initial best practices, lessons learned, and experiences will be shared, with opportunities for feedback from participants.

We propose to jointly explore the following questions that are based on local and regional experiences in smaller groups: How can long-term partnerships be established between communities and the private and public sectors in the context of climate risk? What role does education (from elementary to post-secondary and beyond) play in democratizing climate science and society through a whole-of-community approach to climate risk? How can a causal framework be combined with local knowledge to i) address uncertainty inherent in a current prediction-based approach to climate science, ii) assess climate risk impacts, and iii) inform community-driven planning and preparedness in response to similar events in future? What are the current barriers to addressing climate risk locally and how can these be overcome? 

Please fill this form if you intend to participate in LL06 - Democratizing climate science: making it meaningful at local scales (ID 13)

Depending on the demand, we may have to limit participation, therefore we will send separate confirmation e-mails closer to the event. 

Note: Participation requires a confirmed registration at WCRP Open Science Conference. We will ask you to provide proof after we send the confirmation e-mail.