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ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION:IN 2025, DSG SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND LEARNING MATERIALS. THROUGH OUR CONTINUED ITERATIVE LEARNING AND TRUST-BUILDING APPROACH, WE ENGAGED WITH OVER 80 NGOS AND 50 POLICYMAKERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTED 6 MAJOR REGIONAL WORKSHOPS AND CONVENINGS. THROUGH THESE WORKSHOPS, TARGETED ONE-TO-ONE DIALOGUES, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY INSTITUTIONS, THESE ENGAGEMENTS BROUGHT NEW AND DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS INTO CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE ABOUT ITS RISKS, GOVERNANCE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.DSG ALSO LAUNCHED 35 PUBLIC LEARNING RESOURCES, A MODULAR SET OF MATERIALS SUPPORTING INFORMED ENGAGEMENT AND BUILDING UNDERSTANDING OF SRM RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES, AND GOVERNANCE NEEDS. EDUCATORS, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND POLICYMAKERS ARE USING THESE MATERIALS, WITH TRANSLATED SUBSETS SUPPORTING RECENT WORKSHOPS AND GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS ADAPTING SELECT RESOURCES. DSG ALSO FURTHERED THE WORK OF ITS CLIMATE INTERVENTION NETWORK, AN EARLY CAREER FOCUSED INITIATIVE, BY BRINGING TOGETHER OVER 45 STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL FOR AN IN PERSON GATHERING FOCUSED ON LEARNING AND NETWORK BUILDING. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR EARLY AND MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS SHAPING SRM GOVERNANCE. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, FLEXIBLE FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORT RESEARCH, STRATEGY, AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION, ADDING NEW VOICES AND LIVED EXPERIENCE TO ENGAGE ON CRITICAL ISSUES.POLICY & ANALYSIS: IN 2025, DSG STRENGTHENED ITS PRESENCE IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AND CONVENING SPACES, SUCH AS THE UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM & WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION SRM TECHNICAL FORUM, THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENING ON CLIMATE CHANGE'S 30TH CONFERENCE OF PARTIES, AND THE SEVENTH UN ENVIRONMENT ASSEMBLY IN NAIROBI FOCUSED ON INCLUSION, CONSENT, AND PROCEDURAL JUSTICE. ACROSS THESE FORUMS, DSG'S ENGAGEMENT REFLECTED LISTENING, RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, AND EDUCATION ON SRM GOVERNANCE AS GLOBAL ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE CONTINUED TO GROW.DSG ALSO PUBLISHED MAJOR EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SRM POLICY FIELD IN MAJOR JOURNALS, MEDIA OUTLETS, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THESE PUBLICATIONS FOCUSED ON HIGHLIGHTING GOVERNANCE GAPS, RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO PURSUE LEGITIMATE FRAMEWORKS, AND BROAD ASSESSMENTS OF THE FIELD. COMMUNICATIONS: CONTINUED TO PURSUE AND CULTIVATE A POSITIVE MEDIA PRESENCE AS WELL AS BUILD TRUST IN THE SRM SPACE. DSG WAS FEATURED IN OVER 15 MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON POST, PROJECT SYNDICATE, WIRED, AND LE MONDE. DSG STAFF ALSO AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED OVER 20 ARTICLES AND COMMENTARY PIECES AND PARTICIPATED IN OVER 50 EXTERNAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, INCLUDING THE AGU ANNUAL MEETING, NYC AND LONDON CLIMATE WEEKS, AND INVITED UNIVERSITY LECTURES.