Priority Area: Meaningful Engagement and Community-driven Decisions
Barrier: Awareness, Education and Language Accessibility

Challenge/Local/State

Description

Challenge

Jargon and technical terms alienate the public: Residents often “don’t call it climate change” — they know the issues but not the terminology. Translation into Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, and other languages is often literal, missing context. Visual tools (infographics, photos, murals) were emphasized as effective alternatives

Region: Los Angeles

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