Voices of change: public narrative storytelling communicates climate resilience actions in Kenya

Powerful stories can inspire people to take action on climate change by using relatable lived experiences people connect with. In the “Voices of Change” project, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) partnered with a local non-governmental organisation leading climate-resilie...

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Autores principales: Ng'endo, Mary, Kariuki, Esther
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179069
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description Powerful stories can inspire people to take action on climate change by using relatable lived experiences people connect with. In the “Voices of Change” project, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) partnered with a local non-governmental organisation leading climate-resilient advocacy in Kenya, the Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE), to amplify community stories of climate adaptation. Our study used public narrative storytelling, employing a three-part “story of self, story of us, story of now” framework. Public narrative storytelling incorporates people’s personal stories with those of others, connecting storylines to clear policy and call-to-action goals. Our study demonstrated how Indigenous communities can bring their experience of what works in a local context to decision makers, and how doing so may successfully lead to a better match between local ideas (which align with national priorities) and global priorities on climate adaptation, thus showing the importance of local knowledge at global level.
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spelling CGSpace1790692025-12-20T02:03:27Z Voices of change: public narrative storytelling communicates climate resilience actions in Kenya Ng'endo, Mary Kariuki, Esther climate change climate change adaptation storytelling climate resilience Indigenous Peoples' knowledge climate change impacts food systems Powerful stories can inspire people to take action on climate change by using relatable lived experiences people connect with. In the “Voices of Change” project, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) partnered with a local non-governmental organisation leading climate-resilient advocacy in Kenya, the Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE), to amplify community stories of climate adaptation. Our study used public narrative storytelling, employing a three-part “story of self, story of us, story of now” framework. Public narrative storytelling incorporates people’s personal stories with those of others, connecting storylines to clear policy and call-to-action goals. Our study demonstrated how Indigenous communities can bring their experience of what works in a local context to decision makers, and how doing so may successfully lead to a better match between local ideas (which align with national priorities) and global priorities on climate adaptation, thus showing the importance of local knowledge at global level. 2025-12-09 2025-12-19T15:33:00Z 2025-12-19T15:33:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179069 en Open Access application/pdf Taylor & Francis Group Ng’endo, Mary, and Esther Kariuki. "Voices of change: public narrative storytelling communicates climate resilience actions in Kenya." Development in Practice (2025): 1-17.
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Indigenous Peoples' knowledge
climate change impacts
food systems
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Voices of change: public narrative storytelling communicates climate resilience actions in Kenya
title Voices of change: public narrative storytelling communicates climate resilience actions in Kenya
title_full Voices of change: public narrative storytelling communicates climate resilience actions in Kenya
title_fullStr Voices of change: public narrative storytelling communicates climate resilience actions in Kenya
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title_sort voices of change public narrative storytelling communicates climate resilience actions in kenya
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climate change adaptation
storytelling
climate resilience
Indigenous Peoples' knowledge
climate change impacts
food systems
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