Teresa Corcoran

Too too cool seeing @bccamplight tonight at @TOMvenue in Brighton! First time ever in my 40-cough years that I’ve been to two dates on one tour but BCC you and all urs - just too good! See you soon #weirdplace #rabbitsblackholes #keepchippy #whosebananasuitwasitpic.twitter.com/NmtcFnn9My

#CBA15 training session on using complicated #climate science to support livelihood activities. Needs to be a two-way conversation between communities and climate scientists – to ensure information is relevant for local planning needs @sdinet @climatesociety @HuairouConnectpic.twitter.com/WFCUxhyUwh

‘Zooming marvellous’ session at #CBA15 training day! Calling on all facilitators – trainers, youth workers, practitioners – to get more creative to keep your audience engaged and curious in our virtual world. Interesting visual objects are a way of helping people connect!pic.twitter.com/OU7asfZbH0

#CBA15 Training Day under way with @KennRamah youth leader from @VSO_Intl sharing practical tools for boosting #climate #resilience planning. Filling out ‘resilience batteries’ from a scale of 1-10 is a simple & effective visual method for monitoring climate shocks and stresses.pic.twitter.com/ImTv5YnY9e

It’s Training Day at #CBA15 and @anneschulthess of @IIED is kicking off with a session on getting your voice and research heard over Twitter! Success starts with asking yourself the right questions. Who are you trying to reach?pic.twitter.com/MWxBnoBkqB

So what are youth’s biggest asks ahead of #COP26? Ideas from this session's jamboard: youth empowerment and genuine inclusivity. And ideas to be brought forward with a real sense of urgency: we’re in a #climate emergency! #CBA15 @gayoghana @VSO_Intl @IYCMpic.twitter.com/B05QWV1ldw

Let’s jam! In the ‘Youth #Adptation Jam’ at #CBA15 we’re populating an interactive jamboard with ideas & solutions from young individuals & youth organisations to take to #COP26. How can youth involved in the adaptation processes – what do they need to get there? @gayoghana @IIEDpic.twitter.com/HS5yC5s5vO

Feedback from #CBA15 breakout sessions on how to boost #community uptake of #climate information multiple dissemination platforms, improved digital connectivity and stronger community engagement with knowledge production some ideas coming through @PracticalActionpic.twitter.com/yx50Tk2Jhd

#CBA15 session on how communities can use #climate information services to build #resilience to floods. Weather boards provide info on e.g. temp, rainfall, water level. Useful innovation but uptake still low. How can we do better? Exploring in breakout groups now @PracticalActionpic.twitter.com/EBeYzgMW8j

#CBA15 session calling on policy makers to listen to #IndigenousPeoples and integrate traditional knowledge in building #climate resilience. Barriers? Indigenous knowledge needing to be 'verified’ by western science, and western processes dominating decision making.pic.twitter.com/2xki3u13uH

Now to the answers: access to government spaces, training, funding and continuous dialogue - some of the ways to boost much-needed #youth involvement in #climate #adaptation decisions and processes #CBA15pic.twitter.com/MM3Pp5vhUe

At #CBA15 unpacking young people’s frustrations: money, visas, travel are all barriers preventing #youth involvement in int'l #climate decisions. Youth must be represented by all genders, ethnicities & abilities. And we need translation too –not everyone comfortable with English!pic.twitter.com/Bsd72EqIqH

We need young people’s energy & vision to be incorporated in #climate #adaptation policies – this means getting young voices heard in decisions made at local government level. This #CBA15 session is exploring the barriers that prevent youth being included in adaption processes...pic.twitter.com/EgYQLGcaJm

Participants in this morning’s Dragon Den session at #CBA15 used Menitmeter to share the #climate problems they want their business idea to tackle.pic.twitter.com/MitsG4C28X

In the #CBA15 Dragon’s Den session we’re hearing more about the Dragons who during the week will mentor participants to develop a bankable #climate #adaptation project – and at the end of the week will pick the winner whose business case has impressed the most!pic.twitter.com/1GaNCs28kU

The Dragon’s Den sessions at #CBA15 are go! During the week, participants will learn how to turn their idea for a local #climate #adaptation project into a pitch to attract investors. First, need to ask key questions: what solution are you delivering? And does it add real value?pic.twitter.com/6WF6dBXX7f