Facing Climate Change

Livelihoods of millions of people are threatened by climate change today. A fundamental prerequisite for climate change adaptation that responds to local needs is local risk information. This "local evidence” is also a powerful tool to advocate for urgent climate action globally. On Wednesday 28 November at 16.00 in Berne Switzerland (Welle 7 Workspace), hosted by the Swiss NGO DRR Plattform, representatives of grassroot advocacy organizations, civil society networks, media and the Swiss Government shall reflect on the collection and use of local evidence for advocacy and how it needs to be framed to create awareness and bring added value to the policy dialogue to limit global warming rises to 1.5C.

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Programme:

15:45 - 16:00 Arrival of participants and welcome coffee/tea

16:00 - 16:05 Welcome Notes, Rupa Mukerji, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation

16:05 - 16:30 Jana Junghardt, Caritas Switzerland and Sikhanyisiwe Dube, HEKS/EPER: Reporting back from Swiss NGO DRR Plattform’s F2F workshop

16:30 - 16:50 Jesusa Grace Molina, Programme Coordinator at the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) in the Philippines: Frontline: Turning Community Views into Action

16:50 - 17:00 Daniel Maselli, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation: The 100'000 Climate Change Postcards Initiative

17:00 - 18:15 Panel Discussion on the role of local evidence in advocating for urgent actions – What are the success factors?

• Thomas Häusler, Director of the Scientific Editorial Office, Swiss Radio and Television (SRF)
• Shivangi Chavda, Views from the Frontline Coordinator, Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR)
• Christian Lüthi, Managing Director of Klima-Allianz Schweiz
• Daniel Maselli, Focal Point Climate Change & Environment Network, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

18:15 Apéro riche