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“Climate touches everything and affects everything”: An interview with Kira Alberts on planning the first climate assembly in South Africa
Kira Alberts, co-lead of the Cape Town Assembly on Climate, speaks to International IDEA about what it takes to design and deliver South Africa’s first citizens’ assembly on climate, from securing partners and funding to training facilitators and selecting 100 Capetonians by sortition.
International IDEA · 2025
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“Climate touches everything and affects everything”: An interview with Kira Alberts
Kira Alberts, co-lead of the Cape Town Assembly on Climate, speaks to International IDEA about planning South Africa’s first climate citizens’ assembly, the challenges and opportunities involved.
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