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| Good Practice 1 | CliMates Austria |
| Brief description of good practice | CliMates Austria is a youth-led NGO addressing the climate crisis by influencing climate policy, giving a boost to changemakers, developing formats of climate education and writing about climate topics. Youth empowerment is key. CliMates is an international youth-led think-and-do tank on climate change gathering together volunteers, both students and young professionals. CliMates Austria is part of the international network CliMates with 6 branches around the world.
Duration: since 2018.
Aims: The aim is to meet the challenge of climate change by: • Developing and promoting innovative ideas and tools • Training youth to become change-makers • Influencing decision-makers
Implementation: The orientations of current European and international public policies have a direct influence on the mitigation of our greenhouse gas emissions and on the adaptation of our societies to climate change.
The CliMates advocacy unit enables youth to become involved in a non-partisan way in these decisions. It does this by accompanying and empowering young people to make their voices heard, defend their positions and promote solutions to political bodies. Citizen mobilisation, advocacy campaigns, writing of position papers, the solutions are numerous and the modes of action varied. |
| Target group of the good practice | 18-29 years.
The target is young, environmentally interested young people and students from all over Austria who are passionate about climate protection and have made it their goal to pass this fire on to others. True to their motto By young people, for young people!, they report on current environmentally relevant topics on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter , on their website and in “Klimazone” podcast , and also organize events on a regular basis . |
| Partners / Actors of good practice | It is financed by the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, Technology in Austria.
CliMates International has been headquartered in Paris since 2011 and has active groups in China, France, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal and Austria. The team of 20-30 students and young adults shoots short videos, uses the major social media channels, can be heard in the podcast “Klimazone” and writes articles on the website. |
| Success factors and difficulties / barriers to good practice | Success factors:
• They are successful in influencing climate policy, encouraging young changemakers, in facilitating climate education and raising awareness about important climate policy issues. • Their success is ensured by taking often seemingly complex climate change ideas and breaking them down into understandable aspects and presenting them in an exciting way. • It is an initiative of the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, Technology in Austria.
Difficulties / Barriers: • Project participants’ technical and digital infrastructural deficiencies are one of the difficulties of this Project and the impact of advocacy can be less effective due to these limitations. • Minimalist representation on the mainstream media and not getting enough importance to the educational & awareness aspect of the climate change among the political system. |
| How can this good practice be linked to the CIVIC GREEN project, its scope and its activities? | CliMates Austria is interesting for CIVICGREEN as it inspires for direct citizens` initiative to issues of climate change and making youth as agent of change. The CliMates advocacy unit enables youth to become involved in a non-partisan way in these decisions. It does this by accompanying and empowering young people to make their voices heard, defend their positions and promote solutions to political bodies. Citizen mobilisation, advocacy campaigns, writing of position papers, the solutions are numerous and the modes of action varied. The CliMates model can be easily replicated as there are several youth networks and NGOs that are active in the field of civic engagement and climate advocacy. |
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| Good Practice 2 | CLIMATE LEARNING AND ADVOCACY FOR RESILIENCE (CLAR) |
| Brief description of good practice | The target countries are highly exposed to extreme weather phenomena driven by climate change such as droughts, floods and high temperatures that directly negatively impact on poor and climate-vulnerable groups who are lacking adaptive capacity, or the latter is already pushed to the limit to cope with changing conditions for crop and livestock production and suffer under higher food prices and, often in combination with conflict over land and water.
Duration: 01.08.2018 to 31.12.2021.
Aims: The project aims to increase the adaptive capacity and resilience of vulnerable communities to climate change impacts, risks and uncertainties building on existing programmes in targeted African countries in which CARE operates.
Implementation: Throughout the implementation of the project, practitioners’ capacity to integrate climate resilience will be enhanced, including adaptive capacity, adaptation planning and user-centred climate services, in targeted sector-based programmes. This shall be achieved through generation of new evidence and learning based on acquired good innovative good practices with impact in climate resilience, improving capacity and influence of Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Networks in the global South on climate change adaptation and finance policies, plans and projects at various levels, and strengthening knowledge multi-stakeholder brokering. |
| Target group of the good practice | Direct beneficiaries of this project include at least seven practitioner organisations and programmes from CSO, non-profit organisations, local government actors, researchers, meteorological institutions and media operating in climate adaptation and resilience. In addition to these, at least seven civil society organisations and networks CSO advocates will be supported to be able to engage actively in advocating for policies and climate finance mechanisms.
The indirect beneficiaries add up to (estimated) 2 million vulnerable people in targeted countries (Ghana, Mali, Niger and Chad, Ethiopia and Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique). |
| Partners / Actors of good practice | The project is co-financed by the Danish cooperation DANIDA and the Austrian ADA.
It engages with UNFCCC, Green Climate Fund, NAP global network, SDGs, EU, Danish and Austrian governments. |
| Success factors and difficulties / barriers to good practice | Success factors:
Communities are in need to enhance their resilience and adaptation action. CLAR builds on aiming at strengthening initiatives that are already in place within a common synergy perspective in response to the need of enhancing capacity, filling knowledge and advocacy gaps among practitioners and CSO.
Difficulties / Barriers: Communities under pressure from multiple stresses including climate change see migration as an adaptation strategy, nevertheless the poorest and most vulnerable people become ‘trapped’. These conditions are amplifying inequalities and act as a threat multiplier under such fragile conditions, undermining achieved and future development results of existing efforts. |
| How can this good practice be linked to the CIVIC GREEN project, its scope and its activities? | Climate Learning and Advocacy for Resilience (CLAR) can inspire the CIVICGREEN community engagement as it proposes a learning pathway for advocacy which builds competence, including adaptive capacity, adaptation planning and user-centred climate services, in targeted sector-based programmes. CLAR provides a direct example of engagement of citizens by improving capacity and influence of Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Networks in the global South on climate change adaptation and finance policies, plans and projects at various levels, and strengthening knowledge multi-stakeholder brokering. The process and methodologies of multi-stakeholder involvement in the negotiation process can be replicated and adapted in the CIVICGREEN communities. |
| Related links | Website of the good practice:
https://www.entwicklung.at/en/projects/detail-en/climate-learning-and-advocacy-for-resilience-clar
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Tools
| Tool 1 | Advocacy: a toolkit for small NGOs |
| Brief description of the tool | Aim: Supporting charities working internationally, building smaller organisations’ responsiveness to needs, strengthening their ability to advocate for change.
Short Description: The toolkit was produced by INTRAC (the International NGO Training and Research Centre) as part of the programme „Strengthening Small Organisations with Big Ambitions”. The toolkit consists of a concise guide and 5 ready-to-use tools, including a strategy template and instructions for roadmap design. The guide provides the learners with comprehensive definitions of key terms and useful tips for developing an advocacy strategy, identifying one’s advocacy goal, analysing the context, identifying tactics and approaches, developing an advocacy roadmap and final evaluations. |
| Target group of the tool | The toolkit is intended specifically for use by small non-governmental organisations. However, it can also be used by any individual or organisation seeking to strengthen their ability to advocate for change. |
| The tool is developed by … | Hellen Collins – in collaboration with INTRAC (the International NGO Training and Research Centre) as part of the programme „Strengthening Small Organisations with Big Ambitions”. The toolkit benefitted from feedback from some charities enrolled in the programme, such as CARE Nepal. |
| How this tool can be related to CIVIC GREEN Project and its scope and activities? | The toolkit is inspiring for CIVICGREEN project activities because it provides the project participants with knowledge and skills which are essential for developing a successful advocacy strategy.
The toolkit provides active engagement by encouraging the citizens to act according to a clear and precise plan, thus securing their success and fostering the sense of agency. Its sustainability potential lies in the possibility for the learners to harness the provided methodology to achieve sustainable goals. |
| Related links | Access website of the tool:
https://intrac-1.gitbook.io/advocacy/
Other related resources that this tool is based on: https://www.intrac.org/projects/strengthening-small-organisations-with-big-ambitions/ |
| Tool 2 | An Advocacy Toolkit for Nature: Biodiversity loss, nature protection, and the EU strategy for nature |
| Brief description of the tool | Aim: Raising awareness on the nature and climate crises, the loss of biodiversity and the EU strategy to counter it.
Short Description: The toolkit offers knowledge on the current crisis of biodiversity on land and in the ocean and the strategies to counter it adopted by the European Union, intended for solving the problem both at home (e.g. the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy) and globally. It provides the learners with useful tips for advocacy, taking personal action and contributing to the EU environmental goals in a meaningful manner. |
| Target group of the tool | The tool is intended for individual EU citizens, regardless of their age or education level. Having an interest in nature protection is the only requirement. |
| The tool is developed by … | European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment. |
| How this tool can be related to CIVIC GREEN Project and its scope and activities? | The toolkit is inspiring for CIVICGREEN project activities because it provides the project participants with essential knowledge about the current state of biodiversity on land and in the ocean and the EU strategy to address the crisis of biodiversity loss.
The tool provides active engagement by encouraging the citizens to take action, watch their consumption, participate in voluntary activities, join environmental campaigns and put pressure on policymakers. Its sustainability potential lies in the possibility for the learners to raise their awareness on the nature and climate crises and to address them in a meaningful manner. |
| Related links | Access website of the tool:
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/publications/advocacy-toolkit-nature_en
Other related resources that this tool is based on: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en |
Resources
| Resource 1 | A National Strategy |
| Short description of the resource | Aim: Provide an in-depth analysis of Portugal’s energy policy, based on the research and proposals of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Short Description: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a comprehensive report on Portugal’s energy policy, focusing on innovation, climate change, energy security, electricity, renewables, energy efficiency, and supply and demand. The report assesses Portugal’s performance against national and international energy and climate goals and identifies key challenges and areas for development.
Date: 2021. |
| Target group of the resource | Portuguese government departments and organisations create and enforce energy laws and regulations. The IEA and its member countries are interested in Portugal’s expertise in achieving a low-carbon energy transition. The energy sector, banks, investors, academics, researchers, civil society associations and the media all contribute to the analysis and evaluation of Portugal’s energy sector. |
| The resource is published/broadcasted by … | The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organisation that works with governments and industry to build a secure and sustainable energy future. Established in 1974, it covers various aspects of energy, including supply and demand, efficiency, renewables, electricity and innovation. The IEA works with international organisations such as the United Nations, the G20, the OECD and the Clean Energy Ministerial, and organises technology cooperation programmes and training activities to promote international cooperation and capacity building in the energy sector. |
| How this resource can be related to CIVIC GREEN Project and its scope and activities? | The document provides a comprehensive overview of Portugal’s energy sector, its environmental and social impacts, and best practices for achieving energy and climate goals. It also encourages citizens to collect environmental and socio-economic data on Portugal’s energy performance, including consumption, emissions, share of renewable energy and efficiency improvements. The document also provides data on the costs and benefits of different energy policies and scenarios. It also helps citizens to understand Portugal’s energy policy framework and its alignment with European Union targets and standards. It also provides recommendations for improving Portugal’s energy policy and governance. |
| Related links | Website of the resource:
Other related resources that this resource is based on: https://prod.iea.org/reports/co2-storage-resources-and-their-development |
| Resource 2 | National Smart City Strategy |
| Short description of the resource | Aim: The aim of the document is the promotion of quality of life, social cohesion and territorial attractiveness of Portuguese cities and regions.
Short Description: Is a document that guides the transformation of Portuguese municipalities into smarter territories. The website explains the objectives, benefits, promoters and related initiatives of the strategy, and provides resources and tools for municipalities to implement smart city solutions. It also presents successful case studies and best practices from other municipalities that have already adopted the strategy, to inspire and guide others in their journey to become smarter territories.
Date: Since 2021. |
| Target group of the resource | This initiative provides a platform for collaboration and knowledge sharing among stakeholders, fostering innovation and sustainable growth in the region. By bringing together different stakeholders, it aims to drive the implementation of smart solutions that improve the quality of life, promote environmental sustainability and stimulate economic development in Portugal’s territories. |
| The resource is published/broadcasted by … | National Smart City Strategy, an initiative of several actors and stakeholders, including local governments, residents, businesses and government institutions. The Agency for Administrative Modernisation (AMA), a public organisation under the Ministry for the Modernisation of the State and Public Administration, is one of the advocates of the concept. |
| How this resource can be related to CIVIC GREEN Project and its scope and activities? | Both initiatives aim to develop smarter territories in Portugal, making use of their territorial capital and comparative advantages. They involve collaboration between different levels of government, including central government, regional commissions, municipalities and local communities. They encourage citizen participation in smart city processes, using participatory methods such as workshops and digital platforms. They support the use of digital technologies such as GIS, big data analytics, AI, IoT and blockchain to facilitate data collection, processing, analysis and dissemination. Both initiatives aim to improve the quality of life, social cohesion and territorial attractiveness of Portuguese cities and regions. |
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