⁠ Climate Risk Communication and SDG 13: Bridging the Science-Policy-Public Gap Evaluating effective strategies for climate awareness and action

Abstract

There is a great risk to climate change to ecosystems, economy, and society and effective climate change communication has to be up to the mark to transform scientific knowledge into beneficial policies and citizen actions. The following paper examines communication approaches to climate risk through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 -Climate Action with a view towards filling the gap between science and policy and the general population. Using a case study comparison, media framing, models of participatory practice, and methods of policy integration the study will determine the most useful approaches to the promotion of awareness, behavioral change and policy alignment. Results showed that community-based two-way communication in the context of transparent and contextually relevant messaging invokes increased engagement and trust. Nevertheless, drawbacks like misinformation, political polarization, and cultural restriction are still making popular the implementation of sustainable practices. Future efforts must focus on digital engagement mechanisms, education on climate literacy in schools and combined science-policy communication systems to build a resilient, science-informed planet community that is ready to combat climate issues