Option

Build climate leadership and civic capacity among frontline communities and youth.

Details

Focus of action
Workforce, Staffing, Training
Option

Build climate leadership and civic capacity among frontline communities and youth.

Focus of action
Workforce, Staffing, Training

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
King County will partner with youth-serving organizations within frontline communities to build youth’s climate change and climate literacy and civic education. Young people are likely to experience climate change more intensely and for a larger proportio Multiple or All Hazards People
Evidence shows that school environments influence the physical health, cognitive function, mental well-being, and academic performance of students. Harmful impacts are often unfairly distributed across racial/ethnic groups and socioeconomic status. To imp Multiple or All Hazards People
King County will partner with frontline community-based and youth-serving organizations, cultural groups, collectives, and faith-based organizations to co-design and implement culturally relevant communications and education outreach strategies. Strategie Multiple or All Hazards People
25 leaders from across County Government participated in a six session learning series focused on gaining knowledge and tools to foster more inclusive, just, and effective community engagement practices. The county plans to train 25 frontline community le Multiple or All Hazards People
Develop leadership pathways for frontline communities - Frontline communities most impacted by climate change are also significantly underrepresented in formal planning and decision-making roles related to climate. To counter this, King County will partne Multiple or All Hazards Cultural and Community Services
Provide training for county employees and volunteers - county staff cannot anticipate all the barriers frontline communities face in community engagement processes and benefit from learning what communities need to mitigate these barriers. King County wil Multiple or All Hazards People