Develop an Overarching Outreach and Education Plan (RCI Action 4.6)

Implement a comprehensive climate change outreach and education program that elevates the awareness, knowledge and skill in the state in order to support action at all levels and in all sectors. This program would coordinate and develop educational programs in New Hampshire in order to engage residents, students, businesses and industry to take action now, while simultaneously expanding the capacity of the state to develop and implement advanced mitigation and adaptation solutions in a phased-in approach in the future. This broad education program must rely upon, and build partnerships with, existing educational and outreach organizations including (but not necessarily limited to) K-12 schools, colleges and universities, museums and science centers, environmental and climate change focused not-for-profits, state programs, and professional associations and groups (e.g., architects, planners, builders). Critical to this effort would be marketing the existing Climate Action Plan in order to foster the support necessary for wide-spread implementation.