Organisation: The Government Outcomes Lab
Climate change and environmental degradation present challenges on a global scale. The need to increase funding for environmental programmes and to maximise the impact of that funding, requires cross-sector coordination among states, international organisations, and the private sector. At the same time, environmental policy must adapt to specific places, their communities and contextual characteristics. The voices of citizens, civil society groups, and local co-creation become requirements for policy sustainability. This session explored cross-sector partnerships for environment and climate policy at multiple scales. Key themes include: Global climate finance and the impact of investment; varying definitions and metrics for results; stakeholder engagement and co-creation of ‘green’ solutions; governance and administration to support multi-scale partnerships.
In the second deep dive, we considered how we need to think about partnerships at multiple scales (thinking ‘big’, thinking ‘little’) when considering climate and environmental impact. Discussions focused on leveraging innovative financing and incentives to address climate challenges, the importance of private and civil society actors, and the need to engage with stakeholders at all levels. Dr Patsy Kraeger, of Chatham University, encouraged us to remember that “this is deeper than the science, this is about community adoption”.