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Culture, cultural heritage protection and climate action
Narratives in arts, media, and culture are powerful tools for accelerating climate solutions: they create meaning, connect global challenges to local contexts, and empower communities to envision and pursue sustainable futures.
How this solutions relates to the action agenda
Axis: Fostering Human & Social Development
Key Objective: Culture, cultural heritage protection and climate action
Narratives influence not only what people know but how they make sense of climate change, embedding values, identities, and futures into collective imagination. Storytelling fosters empathy, inspires action by reducing feelings of helplessness, and enables people to see themselves as part of solutions. Arts and film connect audiences emotionally across borders, while journalism provides visibility and accountability. Together, these narrative forms mobilize participation, strengthen legitimacy, and accelerate systemic change.
Sources:
- Wang, H., Coren, E. (eds). (2024). Storytelling to Accelerate Climate Solutions. Springer.
- British Council (2023). Creative Commissions for Climate Action – Evaluation Report.
- Connect4Climate (2016) Film4Climate Competition Winners Announced.
- Covering Climate Now (2025). Organized by journalists for journalists, Covering Climate Now works to improve climate coverage worldwide.
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