Public Engagement (Participation)
Public participation is at the heart of effective climate action. We work with governments to build trust with their communities to develop climate action approaches grounded in local realities.
Service
We design strategic, inclusive processes that put communities at the centre of climate action decisions. Our aim is to foster broad community involvement to create conditions for transformative climate action.
The SSG Engagement Framework is built on the internationally recognized IAP2 Framework, adapted to reflect our deep experience in complex systems, climate action, and community resilience. Starting with engagement design, we develop engagement objectives and approaches tailored to the project goals, local context, and building trust with those who participate. We focus on gathering public input through custom techniques — from surveys to working groups — that provide insights that can be meaningfully integrated into climate action plans, projects, and policies.
Relevant Example
In 2021, the City of Tigard set out to develop a bold climate action plan with a focus on including BIPOC and marginalized communities. Early in the project, SSG and the City co-developed a Racial Equity Toolkit with BIPOC community members and the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. The toolkit outlines how to incorporate the concerns and priorities of historically marginalized communities into climate action decisions. It guided public participation in the development of every action in the Tigard Climate Action Report, which aims for carbon neutrality by 2035.
Read more about Tigard’s Climate Action Plan.
3.2M
tonnes emissions to eliminate by 2050
17
actions to make Tigard a net-zero community
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