Engaging Socially Vulnerable Communities and Communicating About Climate Change

While efforts to lessen the impacts of climate change are underway, decision makers need to effectively engage communities in creating policies that help build adaptive capacities for individuals, families, and the community as a whole. The following strategies can help to foster community resilience and build a bridge between decision makers and constituents:

1. Form Partnerships With Trusted and Diverse Community Organizations
2. Facilitate a Structured Decision-Making Process between Decision Makers and Community Members
3. Address Key Structural Inequities That Increase Vulnerability
4. Allow and Encourage Community Ownership and Leadership of Responses