Citizens' Deliberation at COP30: Developing a Common Advocacy Plan

In November 2025, the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) will be convening in Belém, Brazil offering an opportunity to continue advocacy efforts towards increased citizens’ deliberation in the design and implementation of climate responses. Several colleagues within the field of deliberative democracy have been active in past COP events and other advocacy efforts for climate deliberation, and we believe that our collective efforts could be strengthened through further collaboration.

Following the Democracy R&D annual gathering in Vancouver, BC, Delibera Brasil and Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue will be co-hosting a hybrid workshop for colleagues working in the field of climate deliberation. Goals include:

• To identify common advocacy goals for climate deliberation that could be advanced at COP30
• To identify key advocacy opportunities and instruments we could use to advance shared goals at COP30
• To map key external alliances for our advocacy work
• To identify our shared aspirations for governance on climate

This event will be a hybrid event, hosted in-person at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, as well as online via Zoom.

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the unceded, traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, on which the SFU Vancouver campus and the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue building are located.

Accessibility

Online

The dialogue will be streamed live using the Zoom platform. A link will be sent in advance of the event, accessible through browser or phone. To engage fully you will need:

• A laptop, computer or smartphone
• A stable internet connection
• Speakers or headphones

In-Person

Washrooms are located on the lower level, second, third and fourth floors of the building. The venue has a gender-neutral washroom, available on the second floor in the east hallway. All floors within the building, including the venue and washrooms, are wheelchair accessible and serviced by elevators. How can we make this event accessible for you? If you have any questions, concerns, or comments regarding this event’s accessibility, feel free to connect with us at dialogue@sfu.ca.

How can we make this event accessible for you? If you have any questions, concerns, or comments regarding this event’s accessibility, feel free to connect with us at dialogue@sfu.ca.

Directions (In-Person)

The SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue is located at 580 W. Hastings St (enter by Seymour Street at Joe Segal Way), and is a brief walk from Waterfront station and numerous bus stops. Bike racks are available outside the Hastings entrance of SFU Harbour Centre (located across the street). Nearby parking is available at 500 & 400 W. Cordova St.

Code of Conduct and Inclusion Expectation

This is an inclusive event. By submitting your registration, you are agreeing to engage with organizers and other guests at the event in a respectful manner. Offensive or discriminatory behaviour and/or language toward event organizers and other guests will not be tolerated. Such behaviour may result in the removal or banning of the individual(s) from future events.