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Aeon Collective and the Jameel Arts & Health Lab are proud to present this high-level panel on arts, health, and climate at COP28 as part of the WHO’s 75th Anniversary Program.

In a world increasingly aware of climate change’s impact on health yet struggling to integrate this awareness into mainstream behavior, the role of artists becomes ever more crucial. They hold the key to unlocking the other side of our brains, where imagination and creativity reside as essential tools for understanding and actively responding to the climate crisis.

The panel represents the culmination of a series of pre-COP28 ‘listening sessions’ on the role of arts at the intersection of human and planetary health. These included a roundtable at New York’s Lincoln Center during UNGA, participation in MENA Climate Week, and a panel within AEON Collective’s Tree Library as part of Healing Arts Arabia Week in Riyadh.

The panel will feature esteemed experts with unique perspectives on the symbiotic relationship between the arts, health, and climate action. Discussions will focus on artists’ insightful and imaginative responses to the climate crisis within a health crisis frame; as well as the role of the arts in transforming complex scientific data into compelling narratives that reshape our values and behaviors, while supporting needed systemic change.

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Arts, Climate & Health: Choreographing A Climate of Well-Being

Arts, Climate & Health: Choreographing A Climate of Well-Being