Grassroots initiatives in climate change-adaptation for justice and sustainability

More on Adaptation. The Scottish Government Adaptation Programme does acknowledge the roles of communities (even if not culture and the arts)

From Climate Cultures: Paul Michael Henry on UNFIX

UNFIX 2019 Image: Henrik Knudsen © 2019 From Climate Cultures: Paul Michael Henry, artist and artistic director of UNFIX, writes about UNFIX 2019 in Glasgow (29-31 March). "... People keep mis-labelling it ‘Unfixed’ or ‘The Unfix’ but it’s UNFIX: a command form. A verb and activity. A loosening, disburdening, freeing-up. Anti-fatalistic, with the assumption that... Continue Reading →

Agriculture and aquaculture, but no culture

Newton Harrison, The Deep Wealth of this Nation, Scotland (2018). Detail: one of ten panels.The Scottish Government recently published Climate Ready Scotland: Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-2024 A Consultation Draft - the consultation is open through 9th April 2019. The focus of this work is on adaptation rather than mitigation. As Ben Twist of... Continue Reading →

Adriana Ford #art4wetlands on WetlandLIFE at RamsarCOP13

For World Wetlands Day, Adriana Ford reports on the WetlandLIFE project's side event at the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in Dubai and how it was received. Highlighting the various contributions (on the Community Voice Method and by two of the artists Victoria Leslie and Kerry Morrison), Adriana goes on to report on the responses from... Continue Reading →

Ecology, Environment, Sustainability… 2019

Clive Adams, writing to Sir Nick Serota (Chair of Arts Council England) on behalf of the Arts and Environment network at the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), says, The latest UN IPCC report has announced that we have only 12 years to avert climate change catastrophe. Yet, despite the evidence of the... Continue Reading →

Creative Carbon Scotland Embedded Artist #artopps

Creative Carbon Scotland is the lead partner in an EU-funded project Cultural Adaptations. As part of this we are seeking an experienced artist to be ‘embedded’ within and to influence the work of Climate Ready Clyde as it develops and implements a climate change adaptation strategy for Glasgow City Region. Deadline 5pm on Friday 11th... Continue Reading →

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