This report provides a summary of the Communication for Climate Change 2.0 Conference, which took place on 15 April 2015. Sidebar examples are included to make connections to specific research insights. The report also aims to guide the kickoff of the establishment of a “Knowledge Network for Climate Change Action,” promoting educational activities and fostering research-based engagement and action initiatives on climate change communication.

For more than a decade, Connect4Climate has dedicated itself to advancing global climate consciousness, building coalitions to drive ambition, and spurring robust climate action commitments from international policymakers, private section organizations, and on-the-ground citizens.
C4C tackles this mission with four key approaches:
1. Amplifying youth climate stories and empowering young leaders
2. Harnessing creativity for climate action
3. Leveraging the power of partnerships
4. Supporting the international climate agenda
Amid the uncertainty and isolation of the COVID pandemic, C4C united a worldwide audience around climate action like never before with an ambitious series of youth-focused virtual dialogues, empowering competitions for young creatives, multilayered social media strategies, and a renewed commitment to the cultivation of meaningful partnerships, cementing its status as a powerful partner and youth ally in the climate space.
C4C will continue its rich tradition of engaging storytelling as it forges into a new era, amplifying the voices of youth and marginalized communities on the forefront of both the climate crisis and global climate action. It will support this effort by nurturing strategic partnerships, cultivating lively platforms, and spearheading activations at major international climate events. Fresh C4C advocacy campaigns will channel the talents of the creative economy toward effectively communicating climate solutions and inspiring action, centering youth as key partners in the transition to a zero-carbon future.
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Watch a 15 sec recap of the breathtaking art projection at the #Vatican, on St. Peter's Basilica.
On December 8, a coalition convened by the World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate initiative presented a gift of contemporary public art entitled “Fiat Lux: Illuminating our Common Home” to Pope Francis on the opening day of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, to galvanize action and drive global attention to the importance of tackling climate change.

Film4Climate, an initiative of Connect4Climate, the climate change communications program supported by the Italian Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea, the German Federal Ministry for Development and the World Bank Group in collaboration with more than 300 global partners, announced at the Uni

The Be The Movement Workshop (#c4cMovement) highlights include: More than 500 participants; 50 countries represented; major Polish cities represented; 5 workgroups; 10 case study presentations; Panel discussion with
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<p>The Workgroup highlights are presented by Tan Copsey, Prof. Krzysztof Błażejczyk, Prof. Zbigniew Kundzewicz, and Antonio Navarra before Rachel Kyte's keynote speech at the Connect4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in parallel to COP19.</p>
<p>The Workgroups focused on:</p>
<p>1. Messaging for New Audiences #ccMessage<br />
How do you message for new and broad audiences?</p>
<p>2. Empowering Educators #ccEducators<br />
What is needed to empower climate educators?</p>
<p>3. Innovating Campaign Strategies #ccCampaign<br />
What is missing in climate campaigns?</p>
<p>4. Considering Costs #ccCost<br />
How do you link economic incentives to climate action?</p>
<p>5. Leading for Solutions #ccLeading<br />
How do you catalyse the adoption of climate change solutions?</p>
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<p>"This is about building a movement, you are the movement.</p>
<p>As you said at the very beginning every one person can make a difference. If you look at the example of the women's movement, the gay rights movement, of the movements that have transformed within a generation not just what is happening in the world, but the way in which young people think about what their lives might be then every single person has made a difference.... If you want to make change you're going to have to take the brave fork in the road. That's your challenge."</p>
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<p>Corrado Clini, the Director General at the Italian Ministry of the Environment, introduces the afternoon programme of the Be The Movement Workshop and talks about Connect4Climate.He also introduces Irene Pecetti from Cruciani, who presents the Connect4Climate bracelet as a symbol for people to wear who care about climate change.</p>
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<p>Eliza Anyangwe from the Global Development Professionals Network of The Guardian interviews Prof. Zbigniew Kundzewicz at the Connect4Climate Be The Movement Workshop, November 20, 2013. </p>
<p>Prof. Zbigniew Kundzewicz is Head of the Laboratory of Climate and Water Resources in the Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań (RCAFE PAS), and a Senior Scientist in the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany.</p>
<p>He was lead author of Chapter 13 (Europe) in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s WG2 TAR (Climate Change - Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities) and of Chapter 3 (Freshwater resources and their management) in IPCC's WG2 AR4. He also was lead author of IPCC's Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water and of Chapter 4 of the IPCC Special Report on Extremes. He was part of the inner circle of the IPCC, which was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He is also a member of the Advisory Board on the Environment (including Climate Change) of the European Union's Seventh Framework Program. Prof. Kundzewicz holds the position of Editor-in-Chief of the scientific bi-monthly "Hydrological Sciences Journal" (Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK) and is a member of editorial boards of several scientific journals. He has authored 387 publications</p>
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<p>Bruce Campell gave a Pecha Kucha talk on Climate Smart Villages at the Conenct4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>Bruce is the Director of the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Program at CGIAR.</p>
<p>"What is a climate smart village? It's about new technologies, it's about climate information services, it's about local knowledge and institutions and it is about village development plans."</p>
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<p>Marion Davis gave a Pecha Kucha talk on In it Together: Learning to Build Capacity Across Cultures at the Conenct4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>She handles communications for Stockholm Environmental Institute's Reducing Climate Risk theme -- including editing, writing support, online materials, social media, outreach, media relations, and internal communications. She also manages communications for SEI-US and works closely with SEI headquarters on global communications.</p>
<p>"Adaptation is a learning process, climate change, everything we are doing, we are learning so it will get better."</p>
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<p>Jean-Pierre Roux gave a Pecha Kucha talk on the MAPS Programme at the Conenct4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>Jean-Pierre provides knowledge management support for MAPS and CDKN. His research interests lie in South African energy policy and understanding how networks of expertise emerge to solve techno-social issues like climate change through technically rigorous and politically legitimate processes.</p>
<p>"We emphasize the development first approach, with climate co-benefits."</p>
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<p>Sepo Hachigonta gave a Pecha Kucha talk on Policy Engagements for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa at the Conenct4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>He is responsible for coordinating FANRPAN's climate change projects including adaptation and mitigation. Since 2008, Hachigonta has been part of a team that runs training workshops on the use of climate information for policy development. The training is facilitated by University of Cape Town (UCT) in collaboration with United Nations Framework for Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC).</p>
<p>"We believe knowledge lies with the people."</p>
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<p>Arno Scharl gave a Pecha Kucha talk on Media Watch on Climate Change at the Conenct4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>He heads the Department of New Media Technology at MODUL University Vienna. Prior to this appointment, he held professorships at Graz University of Technology and the University of Western Australia, and the position of a Key Researcher at the Austrian Competence Center for Knowledge Management.</p>
<p>"The Media Watch on climate change aggregates and processes climate information [...] We track the evolution of trends and the goal is also to shared meaning and understand how others perceive climate change."</p>
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<p>Part 1: Jamie Henn presents 350.org on the Climate Change Movement Maker's panel discussion at the Be The Movement Workshop in parallel to COP19.</p>
<p>Panel discussants were Jamie Henn (350.org), David Cadman (ICLEI), Wael Hmaidan (CAN) and Kelly Rigg (GCCA). Eliza Anyangwe of the Guardian moderated the panel.</p>
<p>Jamie Henn is the co-founder and Communications Director for 350.org, which grew from a group of six college friends and the writer Bill McKibben into one of the largest climate change campaigns in the world. The campaign now has over 40 staff members working on six continents and nearly a million supporters. Henn plays a key role in creating 350.org's strategy, coordinating its political advocacy, and helping the organization grow.</p>
<p>"We need to be a bit more like the world that we want to create. Instead of one big coal plant we want distributed solar panels. Instead of one campaign we many campaigns that work together and are interconnected and create power together."</p>
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<p>Part 2: David Cadman presents ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability on the Climate Change Movement Maker's panel discussion at the Be The Movement Workshop in parallel to COP19.</p>
<p>Panel discussants were Jamie Henn (350.org), David Cadman (ICLEI), Wael Hmaidan (CAN) and Kelly Rigg (GCCA). Eliza Anyangwe of the Guardian moderated the panel.</p>
<p>David Cadman is a former Vancouver city councillor, social and environmental activist, and a member of the Coalition of Progressive Electors. In his native Canada, he worked for the Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia and the Greater Vancouver Regional District as communications director. He has served as president of the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation. Since 2007, Cadman is President of the international organization 'ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability' an international organization of nearly 1,000 local governments that have made a commitment to sustainability. He heads ICLEI's executive committee, representing the organization to other international bodies.</p>
<p>"Time is not on our side. It's time to get angry, it's time to say we want a future."</p>
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<p>Part 3: Wael Hmaidan presents the Climate Action Network on the Climate Change Movement Maker's panel discussion at the Be The Movement Workshop in parallel to COP19.</p>
<p>Panel discussants were Jamie Henn (350.org), David Cadman (ICLEI), Wael Hmaidan (CAN) and Kelly Rigg (GCCA). Eliza Anyangwe of the Guardian moderated the panel.</p>
<p>Wael Hmaidan is director of CAN -- International. A social entrepreneur, in 2007 he founded IndyACT, a Lebanon-based organization that has spread throughout the Arab World and Europe. He has more than 16 years of experience in NGO management and environmental campaigning in a number of NGOs. He began as the Greenpeace campaigner for the Arab World, helping establish the energy and marine reserves campaign in the region. Through IndyACT's climate campaign, Hmaidan has been able to influence Arab climate policy and raise the profile of climate change among the region's public and governments. He served as one of Lebanon's lead negotiators in the UNFCCC.</p>
<p>"Key for success is not IQ, not anything related to discipline, but it is grit, which is having the courage to stand up and continue with full motivation and dedication to achieve something."</p>
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<p>Part 4: Kelly Rigg presents the Global Call for Climate Action (tck tck tck) on the Climate Change Movement Maker's panel discussion at the Be The Movement Workshop in parallel to COP19.</p>
<p>Panel discussants were Jamie Henn (350.org), David Cadman (ICLEI), Wael Hmaidan (CAN) and Kelly Rigg (GCCA). Eliza Anyangwe of the Guardian moderated the panel.</p>
<p>Kelly Rigg is Executive Director of the Global Call for Climate Action (GCCA), a world-wide alliance of more than 300 organizations collaborating under the banner of the "TckTckTck Campaign." She has been leading international campaigns on climate, energy, oceans, and Antarctica for nearly 30 years. She was a senior campaign director for Greenpeace International and a founder of the Varda Group consultancy providing campaign and strategic advice to a wide range of NGOs.</p>
<p>"We need a full spectrum of people involved, mobilize people who are passionate already and get them to take stronger action."</p>
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<p>Part 5: Question and Answer session lead by Eliza Anyangwe with participants of the Climate Change Movement Maker's panel discussion at the Be The Movement Workshop in parallel to COP19.</p>
<p>Panel discussants were Jamie Henn (350.org), David Cadman (ICLEI), Wael Hmaidan (CAN) and Kelly Rigg (GCCA). Eliza Anyangwe of the Guardian moderated the panel.</p>
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<p>Nick Nuttall holds a motivational talk on climate action, highlighting the way forward through climate finance and parallel universes, at the Be The Movement Workshop in parallel to COP19.</p>
<p>Nick Nuttall is Communications Director and Spokesperson for the UN Environment Programme headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. He is also the spokesperson, principal speechwriter and creative writer for UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner.</p>
<p>"We need to change rules of the game. The rules are not working in favor of climate change."</p>
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<p>Yvo De Boer stressed the need to look at multiple environmental threats, including water, energy and climate change, at the Be The Movement Workshop in parallel to COP19.</p>
<p>Yvo de Boer (born June 12, 1954) was appointed by then Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 4 September 2006 to 1 July 2010. He resigned in 2010 to join KPMG as its Special Global Advisor, Climate Change and Sustainability and global ambassador. In 2011, he was appointed to chair the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Climate Change.</p>
<p>Alongside his work for KPMG, de Boer is currently a Professional Fellow at the University of Maastricht and is a certified mediator. He is a Member of the Board of the Centre for Clean Air Policy, a Council Member of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, a member of the Green Growth Leaders, a member of the Capital Markets Climate Initiative steering group, a Board Member of the Carbon Markets International Association, a member of the International Advisory Group of the Rotterdam Climate Initiative, as well as a Board member of the Carbon Markets International Association. Mr. de Boer received a knighthood from her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands in 2009 and the Dutch Climate Award in 2010.</p>
<p>"There is a massive fear to be a first mover, to begin, to drive that change."</p>
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<p>Michael Williams gave a Pecha Kucha talk on the latest IPCC report at the Conenct4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>Michael is the Chief of Communications and Public Affairs at the World Meteorological Organization.</p>
<p>"Human influence on the climate is clear."</p>
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<p>Camilla Torpe gave a Pecha Kucha talk on the LEGO Build The Change initiative at the Conenct4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>Camilla Torpe is event manager for LEGO, the world-renowned children's toy company. The Sweden-born Torpe began working for the LEGO Group in 1976 when she was a waitress in LEGOLAND Park. After raising three children with her Danish husband, she returned to the LEGO Group and has worked there for the past 23 years. Two of her recent events included "LEGO Build the Change" and the "LEGO Inside Tour."</p>
<p>"Our vision from LEGO is to develop the builders of tomorrow and empowering children to build what they want to see in their future."</p>
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<p>Michelle Kovacevic held a Pecha Kucha talk on science communication at the Connect4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>Michelle is a science communicator with an honours degree in neuroscience from the University Of Melbourne, Australia. She has experience across many science communication platforms including magazines, radio, presenting (to students, policymakers and practitioners), corporate PR, academia and capacity building. Michelle is currently the editor of the Forests News blog and coordinates CIFOR's multilingual social media channels.</p>
<p>"Communications can be building awareness, motivation, self-belief, knowledge and skills."</p>
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<p>Geoff Barnard held a Pecha Kucha talk on the climate knowledge platform at the Connect4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>Geoff Barnard helped develop CDKN's approach to communications as leader of its knowledge management team. He now plays an advisory role, focusing particularly on learning, and CDKN's work with think tanks and other knowledge brokers. He is closely involved in the Climate Knowledge Brokers Group, and chairs the Steering Group that coordinates its events and activities.</p>
<p>"We are wasting time when time is so precious right now."</p>
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<p>Moritz Weigel held a Pecha Kucha talk on the United Nations Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness activities at the Connect4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>Moritz Weigel is an Associate Programme at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.</p>
<p>"Education and awareness are absolutely key for bringing about the fundamental changes in the way we think and act that we need for building a sustainable future for all of us."</p>
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<p>Stefan Maard gives a strong presentation on the role of business in tackling climate change and driving for climate action, with a introduction video by Peter Bakker.</p>
<p>Peter Bakker is the President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Peter is a respected leader in corporate responsibility. He is the recipient of Clinton Global Citizen Award in 2009 and the SAM Sustainability Leadership Award in 2010, and is a UN WFP Ambassador Against Hunger.</p>
<p>Stefan Maard is Senior Advisor for Business Development at Novozymes. Stefan identifies and develops opportunities for Novozymes to engage in frontier markets. As an intrapreneur, Stefan develops new business concepts and innovative business models for Base of the Pyramid (BoP) markets, incubating commercial partnerships that deploy biotech solutions to help alleviate poverty and protect the environment.</p>
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<p>Students from I LO Karol Marcinkowski, Poznan, XIV LO Stanisław Staszic, Warsaw and V LO August Witkowski, Cracow, read a pledge at the Connect4Climate Be The Movement Workshop in Warsaw, 20 November 2013.</p>
<p>Roch Jasielski, Piotr Brachowicz and Karolina Gumiezna jointly declared "We are fully aware that climate change is a dangerous threat not just to our generation, but to our sons and daughters, and all future generations."</p>
<p>We will 'Be The Movement'! Right here, right now, together!</p>
<p><a href="http://connect4climate.org/resources/be-the-movement">Find out more about the workshop</a> and download the <a href="http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19609318/knowledge4cl… Report</a>.</p>

Promoting environmental sustainability is a defining element of Italian craftsmanship - even in the fashion industry.

The mini-series is the brainchild of James Cameron (producer of Titanic and Avatar) and uses celebrities and high-profile journalists, such as Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Freidman and Leslie Stahl, as correspondents to raise awareness about the human impact of climate change today.

Connect4Climate joins with Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Sustainability Department and Fluminense Federal University for the Crackle Cinema Green Project to inspire young filmmakers.
WATCH ALL OF THE VIDEOS ON CRACKLE GREEN
The World Bank’s Connect4Climate initiative is joining Sony Picture Television’s multi-platform entertainment network Crackle and Fluminense Federal University (UFF) in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, to launch the Cinema Green Project, a series of five short films airing on Crackle’s platforms in Brazil. With the aim to nurture the talent of Brazilian cinema students and raise awareness about environmental sustainability, Crackle funded five short films presented by UFF film students. This is a first step towards a global initiative.
A committee of Crackle’s programming team and professionals in the film industry, including filmmaker Fernando Meirelles, and actors Alessandra Negrini and Rodrigo Santoro, selected the scripts for the short films. According to Academy Award nominee Fernando Meirelles, “The Cinema Green Project is an exciting opportunity for young filmmakers to engage in environmental defense and help change the usual production practices of the film industry.”
Crackle’s seed initiative, Cinema Green Project, strives to motivate the public to take a more conscious attitude towards the environment. There are three documentaries and two fiction works that address issues such as responsible consumer practices, environmental preservation, and sustainable transport.

The Connect4Climate Global Leader program recently launched to recognize selected leaders of all ages, regions and professions, who represent Connect4Climate and its effort to raise climate change awareness and drive action around the world.
On May 3, 2014, Rokia Traoré performed at a national event in Italy, Cittadinanza in Festa, supported by Connect4Climate, where Rokia presented her latest album, Beautiful Africa. Cittadinanzattiva’s first National Day, Cittadinanza in Festa, was dedicated to finding innovative solutions to the world’s waste challenge. On this occasion, Rokia Traoré was formally recognized as a Connect4Climate Global Leader for her commitment and dedication to supporting climate change initiatives around the world.
“Rokia Traoré is one of Africa’s most innovative singers and songwriters. On behalf of Connect4Climate, we are delighted to welcome her as a Global Leader for our program. We admire her energy and determination to inspire action on climate change around the world. Her appearance at Cittadinanza in Festa is a unique opportunity for visitors to enjoy the extensive power of her voice and the complex variety of her music,” said Lucia Grenna, Connect4Climate's Program Manager.

Antonio Guadioso, Walid Norris, Rokia Traoré, and Alessandro Cusso on stage as Rokia receives the Global Leader Award. Photo: Luca Liccione / Cittadinanzattiva