Assess community needs, assets and priorities to guide collaboration and co-design of communications, outreach and engagement methods used to inform decision making related to mitigating and adapting to climate change. 

STRATEGIES

EC-1.1 Map and build relationships with organizations, community leaders and other stakeholders, including community-based organizations, advocacy organizations, neighborhood collaboratives, academic institutions, K-12 schools and youth groups, professional associations, the business community and faith-based organizations.

EC-1.2 Create accessible and inclusive spaces to convene local stakeholders such as advocacy organizations, neighborhood collaboratives, community-based organizations, academic institutions, professional associations, the business community and faith-based organizations to understand community needs, priorities, assets and capacities.

EC-1.3 Assess, understand and implement community preferences for communications, outreach and engagement, and implement community priorities to ensure outreach is effective and well received.