The Transformational Change Learning Partnership (TCLP) has launched a series of virtual workshops called the “TCLP Working Sessions”.
Building on previous TCLP activities, these sessions are designed to foster collaboration, create new knowledge by tapping into the partnership’s extensive expertise, and grow a community of practice for transformational change in climate action.
“The 1-hr working sessions are structured with exchange and engagement in mind”, says Michael Ward, who leads the TCLP. The format has each virtual session led by a subject-matter expert on a specific topic. Following the short presentation, the microphones are unmuted and the virtual room is opened to ignite a conversation using a few guiding questions.
The first working session on February 15, 2024, was on the topic of “Resourcing Local Actors and Communities in Climate Finance”. The subject expert, Nacibe Chemor, a TCLP Facilitator, worked through a draft paper examining how to better direct climate finance to communities and engaging local actors to determine their investment priorities. The session also examined the case of Kenya’s County Climate Change Funds as a tangible example of how local action can support larger, national climate objectives. The topic of community engagement in climate investment flows from last year’s TCLP Workshop and was identified as an important theme for transformative thinking and approaches.
As the first meeting demonstrated, the format of these sessions is well suited to elicit feedback and draw on the expertise of practitioners and policymakers from across the world, including Kenya, South Africa, Nicaragua, the United States, and Europe, to name a few. The working sessions are planned for the third Thursday of every month at 9:00am EST until June 2024, with a possibility of extending the series. The next session, on March 21, 2024, will focus on how diagnostic evaluations can support climate action.
Watch a recording of the TCLP Working Session #1. Note that only the short topic presentation is available to view. The discussion that followed was not recorded to allow for open and frank conversations.