Community Agreements
These guiding principles were created through the process of the Community Agreement methodology, facilitated on 11th April, 2025 at the Climate Week Partners’ Meeting.
Partners are invited to refine this through a collaborative process.
We, as Partners of Climate Week India 2025, collectively agree that...:
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We will invite new actors, and often overlooked stakeholders, to the table to broaden our understanding of issues and solutions.
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The events and content that we run within the Climate Week will be conscious of topics that induce climate anxiety. For every anxiety-inducing topic, we will ensure that something offsets that anxiety, by offering a balance of hope that seeks to inspire action.
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Climate Week will enable climate conversations to continue throughout the year involving all stakeholders.
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We will collectively intentionally looking at long-term continuity of the experience and space beyond the events.
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We will be are of the audience/people participating, and we will be open to breaking down topics, while also remaining open to being questioned.
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We will be as jargon-free as possible.
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We aim to run the events as per defined by the co-created Climate Week India 2025 Goals, Code of Conduct and Community Agreements.
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We aim to be collaborative in the use of resources, such as venues, vendors, materials, in a way that is accessible to different types of communities.
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We will focus on the climate conversation and stay as issue-focused as possible.
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We will ensure that the conversation remains around themes of community, ecology, sustainability.
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Conservation and communications around Climate Week India 2025 does not become about naming and shaming individuals and groups of people.
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Community-led values are at the heart of Climate Week 2025, co-owned by multiple organisations committed to environmental action and social justice.
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By centring collaboration, inclusivity, and shared responsibility, we empower local voices to lead solutions that reflect the unique needs and strengths of our communities.
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This week will foster a spirit of collective action, ensuring that climate strategies are not only sustainable but also equitable, accessible, and rooted in local knowledge.
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Together, we are creating a platform for dialogue, learning, and innovation, reinforcing the principle that meaningful climate action is driven by the people it impacts the most.