As part of a larger effort to bring arts, culture, and youth engagement into climate discussions, the second Poets for Climate Exhibit opened yesterday at the University of Makati featuring selected poems and artworks depicting how the climate crisis is undoing and transforming the landscapes and places we call home.
Arts, culture, and technology play a crucial role in communicating the issues and solutions surrounding the climate crisis, advocates emphasized during a recent episode of The Climate Reality Project Philippines’ Klimatotohanan webcast series.
Creating spaces for culture and the arts in the decision-making arena for climate action, Poets for Climate opened two (2) exhibits on the sidelines of the ongoing 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.
The first Poets for Climate Exhibit opened today at the City Hall of Makati featuring 12 poems depicting how the climate crisis is undoing and transforming the landscapes and places we call home. The exhibit, entitled “The Making And Unmaking of Places: Stories of Loss, Resilience, And Restoration Using Poetry and Art,” is curated by The Climate Reality Project Philippines in partnership with the City Government of Makati and the British Embassy in Manila. It will run at the city hall until November 7 and will travel to the University of Makati and Glorietta in the following weeks.
Students, teachers, and officials of the Visayas State University (VSU) in Baybay City, Leyte, along with representatives from Eastern Visayas civil society and local governments, joined a two-day learning event held at the school last August 25-26, 2022. Their aim: build climate change resilience in the region through science and the arts.
In our column #EleventhHour this week, we wrote an update about our Poets For Climate initiative with African Climate Reality Project, Climate Reality Canada / Réalité climatique Canada, and The Agam Agenda.
