2022 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Panel Session # 67 - Climate Assemblies: Lessons learned and results from around the world and Washington State - April 26, 2022

Discussion Topics

  1. What topics might a bioregional People’s Assembly address?

  2. What geographic scale would be appropriate for these topics?

  3. Who should be involved in organizing a bioregional Assembly?

  4. Who would receive the Assembly’s recommendations?

  5. Why is a grassroots approach like an Assembly important?

  6. What role might an Assembly play in furthering governance?

Panel Resources

2022 SSEC Panel Resource List

Panel Discussion Overview - Moderated by John Cambalik, People’s Voice on Climate

Presentation 1 - “Deliberative Democracy and the Transboundary Climate Crisis” - Laura Berry, People’s Voice on Climate

Presentation 2 - “Organizing the Washington State Climate Assembly” - Ed Chadd, People’s Voice on Climate & Mike Chang, Cascadia Consulting Group

Presentation 3 - “Biodiversity Knows No Borders: A Bioregional Approach to Climate Change” - Brandon Letsinger, Cascadia Department of Bioregion

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