Climate Stories Ambassadors
Are you excited about building the climate storytelling movement? Climate Stories Project is seeking Climate Stories Ambassadors to carry out interviews and share climate stories from communities around the world.
One of the greatest barriers to an effective and inclusive climate change movement is the lack of everyday conversations between community members about the climate crisis, including observations of change, engagement with emotional responses, and envisioning positive ways forward. As a Climate Stories Ambassador, you'll receive training, structure, and guidance to communicate with others in your community about their personal responses to the changing climate.
Here's what you'll do as a Climate Stories Ambassador:
One of the greatest barriers to an effective and inclusive climate change movement is the lack of everyday conversations between community members about the climate crisis, including observations of change, engagement with emotional responses, and envisioning positive ways forward. As a Climate Stories Ambassador, you'll receive training, structure, and guidance to communicate with others in your community about their personal responses to the changing climate.
Here's what you'll do as a Climate Stories Ambassador:
- Learn how to set up climate story interviews in your community
- Receive training and guidance to conduct climate story interviews
- Connect with other Climate Story Ambassadors from around the world
- Learn valuable environmental communication skills
- Receive a certificate of completion of Climate Stories Ambassadors initiative
- Promote an inclusive and effective movement to confront the climate crisis
As a Climate Stories Ambassador, we ask that you record your own climate story and carry out and record 1-3 climate story interviews with people in your own community during a 3-month time span. Following the initial online training, we ask that you take part in two additional online meetings to discuss your progress with other Ambassadors and learn from each other about using climate storytelling to promote an effective response to the climate crisis.
The Climate Stories Ambassadors initiative is open to anyone from all ages and walks of life. You'll come away with a deeper connection to climate change as a vital personal and community issue, and make local, national, and international connections with people passionate about the climate storytelling movement.
The Climate Stories Ambassadors initiative can also be adapted for classroom use. There is no fee for participation, registration required.
The Climate Stories Ambassadors initiative can also be adapted for classroom use. There is no fee for participation, registration required.
Here are some useful documents to help you conduct climate story interviews:
| How to conduct a Climate Story Interview |
| Suggested Interview Format |
| Interviewing tips |
Here are some interviews and stories from previous Climate Story Ambassadors:
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Kelly's interviews:
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A climate story from Climate Stories Ambassador Kelly Hydrick of Worcester, Massachusetts. Kelly speaks about some of her experiences with bees growing up and compares them with the experience that her two sons have since bees are disappearing, in part due to a warming climate.
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Sarika's interviews:
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A climate story from Climate Stories Ambassador Sarika from Gohana, India. Sarika speaks about her connections to the environment of here home region, and water quality and environmental decline due to climate change. She shares her concern for children growing up in her home area, who may not be able to experience the beauty of nature as she did.
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A climate story from Ambassador Kanika Prajapat from Churu, Rajasthan, India. Kanika speaks about her connection to her local landscape and some of the changes she is observing around her.
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Climate Stories Ambassador Anohar John speaks about his memories of fireflies in his region of Kerala, India, and his concern about the impacts of climate change on their populations.
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Sunset over Cerros la Ventolera
View of Cerros la Ventolera
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Climate Stories Ambassador Hannia Candelario speaks about her connections with the natural world around San José, Costa Rica, her observations of the impacts of the changing climate, and her pride in the efforts of Costa Rica to promote a healthy environment.
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Climate Stories Ambassador Muyunda Lindunda of Western Province, Zambia speaks about his observations of the changing environment around his home and how he is communicating with his son about the impacts of climate change.
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