Climate ECOS
Steering Committee
I have been a part of both international and national efforts to foster awareness and learning around climate change with a justice lens through my involvement in the UN community Climate ECOs. I am honored to be a steering committee member for this networking effort to bring coherence to international ACE efforts.
Work
2022-present, Elected Council Member, Climate Education, Communication & Outreach (ECOs), Stakeholders Community of the UNFCCC
2019-present, Climate Education, Communication & Outreach (ECOs), Stakeholders Community of the UNFCCC
International networking efforts including conversations with:
Climate Outreach in the UK to reflect on their Climate Engagement Alliance strategy.
the Office for Climate Education in Paris, France to discuss their curriculum efforts related to IPCC reports.
Related Presentations
ECOS. (2021). Earth Day 2021 ACE-AT Action for Climate Empowerment Webinar. Hosted by the UNFCCC at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsmRGv5FL1s
Morrison, D., Bhowmik, A., McCaffrey, M., & Ruskey, A. (2018). Frameworks for optimizing environmental and climate action: Individual to global scales. Panel presentation at the 15th Annual Research Symposium of the North American Association for Environmental Education, Oct. 9-10, Spokane, WA, USA.
UN Local Communities and Indigenous People's Platform Facilitated Working Groups
As part of my ongoing work with Climate ECOs, I have been invited to be a participant within the Local Communities and Indigenous People's Platform (LCIPP) constituency facilitated working groups of the UNFCCC (United Nations General Assembly, 1992). I am honored to participate in this space and support the work to center UN Declaration on Human Rights (UNDHR; UN General Assembly, 1948) and the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP; UN General Assembly, 2007).
Work
2020-present Invited Participant, Local Peoples and Indigenous Peoples Platform, United Nations Constituency for Facilitated Working Group 3 (October 5-8, 2020; https://unfccc.int/LCIPP-FWG).
2020-present Invited Participant, Local Peoples and Indigenous Peoples Platform, United Nations Constituency for Facilitated Working Group 4 (December 14-17, 2020; https://unfccc.int/event/4th-meeting-of-the-facilitative-working-group-fwg4-of-the-local-communities-and-indigenous-peoples).
Resources
United Nations General Assembly. (2007). United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Resolution 61/295. New York. https://undocs.org/A/RES/61/295.
United Nations General Assembly. (1992). United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Conclusion date: 14 June 1992. United Nations Treaty Series Online, registration no. I-30822, p. 195-196. https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/convkp/conveng.pdf
United Nations General Assembly. (1948). Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Resolution 217 A. Paris. https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/.