Harnessing Art & Culture for Climate Action

• Information

  Harnessing Art & Culture for Climate Action - Information

  Matched Team	Team 35
  Name	NAEEM ULLHA TUFAIL	Country	Pakistan
  Scholarship	KOICA	Email Address	naeemut@gmail.com
  Year	2006	Program	MPP
  Workplace Category	Government	Workplace	Punjab Council of the Arts Dera Ghazi Khan Division
  Department	Punjab Information & Culture Department, Pakistan	Position	Deputy Director

• Brief intro of project

  Harnessing Art & Culture for Climate Action - Brief intro of project

  Title	Harnessing Art & Culture for Climate Action
  Sustainable Development Goals	13. Climate Action
  Timely Global Issues	5. Exchange of Knowledge and Culture
  Sub-topic that describes project	Arts and Culture
  Summary of your project	This research will contribute to climate policy discussions by emphasizing the cultural dimensions of climate action. By integrating artistic and cultural elements, policymakers and practitioners can design more effective, community-driven climate initiatives. Climate change poses an existential threat to the planet, requiring not just policy measures but also community engagement to ensure effective implementation. Art and culture have historically played a crucial role in shaping societal narratives, preserving indigenous wisdom, and influencing behavior. This research aims to explore how art and cultural expressions—particularly folk traditions—can enhance climate action, awareness and implementation. Methodology: • Literature Review: A review of existing studies on the role of art and culture in climate awareness. • Qualitative Analysis: Collection and analysis of folklore, poetry, and literature related to environmental themes. This will focus on any language across the globe including Saraiki Language. • Case Studies: Examination of successful art-based climate awareness models from various cultures. • Interviews & Focus Groups: Discussions with artists, poets, environmentalists, and community leaders to assess the impact of cultural narratives on climate action. Timeline: Mar-: Literature review and data collection April: Qualitative analysis and case study selection May: Interviews and focus group discussions June: Data synthesis and report writing July: Finalization and cross checking the findings Aug: Final Report Writing Potential for Long term Cooperation: This research will help to develop long term cooperation with Communities, Universities, INGOs, NGOs and government institutions involved in climate action projects. Public Impact: The findings of this research have great public impact by developing policy implementation guidelines, with reference to climate action and community engagement. It will highlight the actionable insights for tackling climate issues.

• Alumni or organization want to cooperate with

  Harnessing Art & Culture for Climate Action - Alumni or organization want to cooperate with

  Specific alumni in mind	Anyone who is interested in all or some of following topics; climate action, art, culture, qualitative data analysis, community engagement, policy implementation issues and behavioral change.
  Specific nationality of the alumni in mind	Diversity is strength. Therefore, anyone from any nationality willing and motivated is welcome to join.
  Specific organization(s) / workplace(s) in mind	Any organization/ group interested in climate action through art, culture and community engagement (including Communities, Civil Society Organizations, INGOs, NGOs, Donors, Qualitative Research Institutes, Art & Culture Departments, Climate Action Groups, Government Departments etc.) However, I will engage with The Ghazi University (Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan), especially departments of language, art, women development and other interested departments.
  Specific work position(s) in mind	Project is easy to handle through a flexible approach like, internet search, literature review and developing write ups and some field work. It involves, qualitative research, literature review and finding the case studies across the globe for successful models of climate action through art, culture, literature and community engagement. Therefore, no specific work position is required, it is all voluntary and interest based.

• Details of Cooperation Project

  Harnessing Art & Culture for Climate Action - Details of Cooperation Project

  Objective of the Project	Main objective/Goal of the project is to, "Enhance the effectiveness of climate actions by engaging communities through art and culture." Specific objectives include: 1. To understand the role of communities in climate actions across various cultures. 2. To extract key messages related to climate actions from folk wisdom, poetry, literature, folklore, and folk tales (of Seraiki & other languages). 3. To identify replicable models that use art and culture to enhance awareness about climate actions.
  Expected Benefits from the Project	1. A comprehensive understanding of community roles in climate action. 2. Documentation of climate-related themes in cultural expressions 3. A framework of replicable models that integrate art and culture in climate awareness campaigns, actions and practices 4. Valuable contribution in areas of ‘policy implementation’ and ‘behavioral change’
  Anything you would like to inform the potential partner	It is a fun research project to Interesting Voyage of Art & Culture for contributing in the efforts for climate action through art and culture. If you have some motivation to contribute in this and it seems meaningful to you for common future of humanity, then please feel free to Join Me.