The Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change, co-chaired by Brazil, the United Nations Department of Global Communications and UNESCO, addresses the growing threat of undermining the integrity of climate-based information that not only denies scientific consensus on climate change, its causes and consequences, but also delays climate action and discredits evidence-based policies. This roundtable will focus on strengthening research into climate information integrity in digital spaces and developing evidence-based climate advocacy and communication strategies to increase resilience to climate information risks and support global climate action. This effort builds on the foundation of the UN Global Principles for Information Integrity and UNESCO’s Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms, which stress the right to freedom of expression and access to information. The discussion will address gaps in research on risks to climate information integrity, particularly in non-English contexts and outside the global North, where local impacts remain largely underexplored. Participants will also discuss opportunities presented by the Initiative’s Global Fund, administered by UNESCO, to support a balanced research emphasis in all areas of the world and strengthen global collaboration.
Ahead of the session, organizers will arrange for all the speakers to review the structure, roles and technical requirements of the hybrid discussion utilizing Microsoft Teams or through relevant online collaboration tools. Online and onsite moderators will coordinate the agenda and run-of-show to ensure that all participants are able to fully participate regardless of their location and to ensure an interactive session.
Speakers:
–Eugênio Garcia, Director of the Department for Science, Technology and Intellectual Property, Brazil Ministry of Foreign Affairs –Charlotte Scaddan, Senior Adviser on Information Integrity, United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC) –Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, Director, Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation, UNESCO –Harriet Kingaby, Co-chair, Conscious Advertising Network, Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), Fredrick Ogenga, Member, International Panel on the Information Environment’s Scientific Panel on Information Integrity about Climate Science, Camille Grenier, Executive Director, Forum on Information and Democracy (moderator).
