Are you interested in contributing your expert knowledge and experience to this Climate Psychology post-COP26 Summit?
The summit, which will take place on Sat 20th Nov 2021, is an interdisciplinary exploration of key topics in climate psychology:
- Threat responses such as denial, emotional avoidance and wishful thinking - why they emerge, how they affect decision-making and action, and how they can be overcome. We are particularly interested in organisation and government level analyses
- Climate anxiety and other forms of distress - how they are experienced and how they can be managed
- Climate trauma and resilience - how trauma can be transformed and used as a catalyst for personal and collective growth
- Intersections of climate, ecological, Covid-19 and other crises and their impact on mental health - how intersections manifest, how existing vulnerabilities are exacerbated, and how social interactions and cohesion are affected by elevated perceptions of threat
This free online event will feature pre-recorded 15-20min evidence-based video presentations, each followed by a live dialogue between the presenter and one or more respondents. It will also include facilitated small group discussions and a whole group session to end.
Interested in contributing your expert knowledge and experience?
We are now inviting proposals for presentations and responses - deadline 20 Sept 10am. We are looking for people who will enjoy exploring their ideas and findings in dialogue with others in a spirit of openness and curiosity. Please note there is no speaker fee available.
The short submission form asks you to tell us about:
- Which topic you would want to speak to
- Your key messages (100 words)
- Your evidence base (100 words)
- How your talk enriches understandings of the topic (100 words)
- Your experience of exploring across or beyond disciplines (100 words)
Selection criteria
We will curate a programme that achieves a diverse and interesting mix of contributors, however there is a limit to the number of presenters and respondents that can be included. Our selection will be based on:
- Relevance of proposed presentation to topic
- Evidence-based i.e. informed by findings from research or professional/personal/artistic practice
- Interdisciplinary interest
- Contribution to enriching understanding of the topic - deepen, broaden or disrupt
- Overall mix and combination of presenters and respondents, by perspective and demographics
We look forward to hearing from you!
This summit is organised by the Climate Psychology Alliance with support of partners. Please get in touch if you have any questions.
