Update: 4:52PM ORDINARY citizens with an interest in changing weather patterns got the chance to be part of a global consultation with similar individuals from other countries to discuss the important issue of climate change.

Hosted by the University of Fiji in Lautoka, the World Wide Views on Climate and Energy Citizens Consultation drew hundreds of people to the Saweni Campus today.

Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Narendra Reddy said the WWViews method was a hybrid method based on several decades of innovation by the Danish Board of Technology Foundation (DBT).

“The regulation of technologies and environmental issues is increasingly coordinated through international negotiations and while experts, industry and strong interest groups and NGOs have found ways to influence and interact with such negotiations, lay citizens have practically no role in these processes,” he said.

“WWViews is a continuation of the on-going efforts of DBT and partners in the alliance to promote and develop methods for involving citizens in political decision making processes.”