Adaptation to climate change - the essentials of informed communication

October 3 – 10:30 am -12:00 pm
Room : Agora

Workshop presented by the Fédération québécoise des municipalités

This activity of the Community of Practice in Climate Communication in Quebec, sponsored by the Fédération québécoise des municipalities, aims to put forward the most effective strategies and messages to communicate the needs and possible solutions relating to climate change. adaptation to climate change in Quebec, particularly at the municipal level.

With experts who know the multiple adaptation issues in Quebec, and the best ways to popularize them, we will answer the following questions: How to ensure that we have a unifying discourse, which allows both to highlight the need to mitigate climate change, while adapting to it? What are the narratives and communication angles that will communicate the urgency of adapting in Quebec? How to communicate without generating skepticism? And above all, which target audiences should be targeted when talking about adaptation?

Participants

Caroline Larrivée, Scientific director, Ouranos
Michaël Pilote, mayor of Baie-Saint-Paul
Élizabeth Ménard, head of the Climate Emergency section, 24heures

Moderator

Leïla Copti, president and founder of COPTICOM, Strategies and public relations, implementation partner of the Community of Practice