The book CREATIVE APPROACHES TO CLIMATE AND PEACE EDUCATION by Julia Bentz, has been published online on the repository of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media. [Julia Bentz] The book is a guide for educators and everyone who wants to learn more about creative approaches to climate change and peace education. Sustainability and peace are not separate issues, and with this book we want to help educators address these issues together in transformative and creative ways. Read it here.
The same author leads ART FOR ADAPTATION is a six-year project, financed by the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology
During this period it will develop innovative research on the relationship between art and climate change adaptation and transformation, based on the assumption that successful adaptation occurs through processes of transformation. In other words, successful adaptation involves more than strategies and interventions to tolerate warmer temperatures, adjust to drier or wetter conditions, or manage changes in disaster risk.
“Art and creative practices have the potential to challenge current thinking on climate change presenting new ways of approaching complex problems Artists are often at the forefront of innovation for the novel ways of addressing problems, free from disciplinary constraints. Art has the capacity to not only raise awareness but also to use creativity in addressing complex issues, support reflexivity and act as a conduit for cultural renewal. Creative ways of integrating the practical, personal and political dimensions of climate change may contribute to more successful adaptation.” Julia Bentz, https://artforadaptation.com/
