Climate Education Partners continues to expand their project's reach with the development and implementation of a new social media strategy. In the last few months, there has been an increase in project reach across all social media channels, and this validates the new strategy being launched. With the successful development and distribution of the Key Influentials (KI) short report, the CEP communications team has decided to create three more short reports with key findings tailored to Latino, Tribal, and Business and Transportation audiences.  The communications team is developing several resources to reach the business community, a challenge in the past that they     hope to address with these new resources.

 

The completion of three new animated impact videos on coastal flooding, public health, and nature's benefits now provides

CE P with new educational resources that will also be integrated with KI video footage in the coming mon ths.  You can view all the videos on the CEP website . 

 

CEP has communicated the results of the project's latest public opinion survey and key influential leader interviews through several avenues and mediums, including hosting an event at the San Diego Foundation, mailing information packets, and sending emails to roughly 200 people, including elected officials, KI, nonprofits, academia, businesses in the community, community leaders, and various other stakeholders.

 

CEP continues to advance its outreach activities with the highest number of activities ever recorded during a quarter. They have continued to work with tribal groups, and the on-going communication has led to a continuous relationship with southwestern tribes and beyond. Also significant is the potential development of University of San Diego's tribal liaison, which serves as a repository of tribal data and legal information to promote further interaction between tribes, local entities, and universities beyond the period of CEP.  

MADE CLEAR has been participating in ongoing collaboration with science education professional development providers SciTech and the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Delaware Sea Grant, and the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office education staff to share information, experience, and model programs that will enable them to provide research-based climate change education training for formal and informal educators.  In a new initiative during the fall of 2015, Delaware State Parks has committed to developing new education and interpretive programs throughout the state with a focus on climate change.  To kick off the project, staff interpreters attended an initial training workshop in December, and they will meet again in spring 2016 to share their plans for new climate change programs at their State Park sites.

Each new climate change interpretive program will highlight climate data and predictions that are relevant for a specific park, and will include examples of how climate change may impact ecosystems or historic resources at the park.  They will include information about how the State of Delaware is working to mitigate climate change and preparing for the effects of climate change across the state, as well as encouraging participants to choose sustainable behaviors at school, when traveling, and at home.  The interpreters, who reach thousand of school children and families with their programs, are enthusiastic about the initiative. Participants at the first workshop agreed that they regularly receive questions about climate change from students and visitors, and they are pleased to be gaining access to information and lessons they can use to incorporate this critical issue into their programs. 

The above photo is a selection among the various images taken by these college students who are well on their way to becoming the future leaders and storytellers of their island home.