CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions 12 November 2025 Philippines At the “CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions” webinar on 12 November, civil society representatives highlighted innovative strategies for how civil society organizations (CSOs) can connect governments and communities in planning and implementing climate projects. With 220 participants in attendance, speakers from CSOs Kota Kita (Indonesia), Centre for Environment Education (India), and PRIA (India) shared insights from successful country experiences of citizen engagement. Discussions focused on how early community engagement fosters strong ownership and leads to fit-for-purpose solutions that extend benefits beyond the project cycle. People Powered, a global CSO union, organized and delivered the session, and ADB NGO and Civil Society Center hosted the webinar. This marks a first in this kind of collaboration for the CSO Conversations knowledge-sharing series. Watch the full webinar: Program and Learning Materials 12 November 2025 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Preliminaries Welcome and Introductions Goals and agenda, speaker lineup, and introduction to People Powered Maria Lucien Preliminaries Lightning talk Closing the loop: Community insights for learning and resilience Integrated strategies, ensuring water security in informal settlements, and critical areas of intervention, and impacts Anshuman Karol Lightning talk From information-sharing to co-creation: Why early engagement pays off The importance of engaging CSOs, lessons learned, and results and impact Silvania Utami Q&A Maria Lucien Lightning talk Participation as partnership: CSOs as co-implementers and accountability partners Green and socially sound recovery and climate actions for rural economy, and impact of the lack of CSO buy-in Navneet Wadkar Moderation discussion and Q&A, and presentation of climate engagement tools People Powered accelerators and mentorship, Participation Playbook, online courses, and membership Maria Lucien Q&A Maria Lucien Closing Maria Lucien Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Michelle Ann Ramirez ADB Organizer/s Climate Change and Sustainable Development Partner Organization/s People Powered Topics Civil Society Climate Change Social Development and Protection