The Focus Group Discussion (FGD) involved five distinct participant groups: journalists, academics and researchers, NGOs and think tanks, business leaders, and government agencies. These groups shared insights on the communication gap between climate change experts and journalists, and their needs for enhancing capacity in this area.

A set of recurring themes emerged across the discussions, which are integral to climate change communication practices in Indonesia. These include: Training, Visualization, Personalization, Targeting, Trusting, Localization, Partnering, Utilizing Platforms, Motivating Action, Deflating, Censoring, Translating, Effective Translation, Sensationalising and Behavior Change.