'Reinventing exhibitions on climate change' at the 2nd Asian children's museum conference, Manila
Transcript of 'Reinventing exhibitions on climate change' at the 2nd Asian children's museum conference, Manila
FORWARD+50 Reinventing exhibitions on climate change
Ameline Coulombier Consultant, Head of Strategy Department, Lordculture
Developed by
Under the patronage of
And with the support of
Just a few words to start
Barry and Gail Lord, Founders, Lord Cultural Resources
Lordculture is part of the international network Lord Cultural Resources. Founded in 1981 by Gail and Barry Lord in response to an emerging need for specialized planning services in the museum, cultural and heritage sector, Lord Cultural Resources is now the world's largest cultural professional practice.
The Assignement
ISSUE: • We are all vulnerable to climate change. • Curbing climate change requires changes by governments in the economy, that need to
be done in a socially acceptable and economically efficient manner. • Such changes will only happen when citizens are convinced there is an issue of direct
relevance to them and make this a priority issue for their governments.
UNEP’s Mission Statement : To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
The Assignement What it is not:
• an exhibition that advocates any specific course of action • Does not advocate the idea that ‘every action counts’
What it is: an exhibition that explains the policy and market failures around climate change.
FORWARD aims at helping individuals the world over to understand and eventually influence the wider political processes on climate change. Focused on climate change solutions, it will give visitors a chance to interact with the large-scale economic choices we currently face, helping them understand the implications of different courses of action and building confidence in their own power to shape the future, alongside governments and business.
OUR QUESTIONS
HOW CAN I TAKE ACTION?
WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS?
WHAT CAN WE DO?
OUR QUESTIONS
HOW CAN I TAKE ACTION?
WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS?
WHAT CAN WE DO?
Mission: Climate Earth, Swedish Museum of Natural History How can we know anything about the climate over long periods of time? The exhibition includes fossils, real ice cores from real glaciers, a stalagmite from South Africa, and a cross-section of a nearby tree.
Scien&fic approach How do we know climate is changing
C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium
SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
The science of climate change
Break down the complex concept of sustainability into tangible experiences through data sculptures that visualise and contextualize facts and figures, making them easily-understandable and allowing for straightforward comparisons.
Tangible experiences to contextualize facts and figures
Level Green - Interactive exhibition staging by ART+COM
C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium
Our fragile climate - experience past and future climates, Norsk BreMuseum (Glacier Museum), Fjaerland, Norway
Scare
Our fragile climate - experience past and future climates, Norsk BreMuseum (Glacier Museum), Fjaerland, Norway
Strong experiences
KlimaX, Norsk Teknisk Museum, Oslo The exhibition aims at increasing the knowledge of human induced climate change and promote engagement and action from the visitors. The concept is to give the visitors an unforgettable experience by stimulating all senses.
…we know that climate change is happening, how do we move forward ?
OUR QUESTIONS
HOW CAN I TAKE ACTION?
WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS?
WHAT CAN WE DO?
Océans, le climat et nous, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris
Different fields
CAN ALGAE SAVE THE WORLD… and other important questions about climate change, Science Museum, London, UK
Diverging opinions Different opinions on the solutions:
• Different issues and solutions depending on the country
• Adaptation vs. Mitigation • Who pays?
Who speaks? • Scientists and experts • Public authorities • Economic actors • Anyone
CLIMAX, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris Climate change in unavoidable. Whatever the decisions made in the next few years, our lifestyles will be radically transformed. Climax shows us the consequences of climate policies in 2100 through extreme scenarios: - If nothing is done to reduce CO2 emissions, our environment will be transformed - If decisions our made to reduce CO2 emissions, our lifestyles will be changed (transport, habitat, urbanism).
Different scenarios
IPCC Report, Summary for Policymakers - Emissions Scenarios
Different scenarios
ANALYZING THE POSSIBLE ACTIONS
URGENCY Some degree of climate change is unavoidable but we need to act now to avert the worst impacts. The benefits of curbing climate change far outweigh the costs of doing so. Failure to act against climate change will reduce the choices available
LONG TERM We have to take future into account and plan our actions in a long-term perspective despite immediate interests.
INTERESTS and TRADE-OFFS
We have to consider various interests in designing a solution to climate change We have to negotiate with each other to find efficient and fair trade-offs
INEQUALITY in VULNERABILTIY
Some countries, livelihoods and social groups will face more serious consequences of climate change. Some have fewer resources to face them.
SOLUTION MIX There is no easy or “right” solution. There is no singal tool to solve the whole problem. We have to develop a mix of tools.
OUR QUESTIONS
HOW CAN I TAKE ACTION?
WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?
WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS?
WHAT CAN WE DO?
C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Belgium Calculate your climatic profile and learn to make responsible choices appropriate to your lifestyle.
ENGAGE AS AN INDIVIDUAL
C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Belgium Calculate your climatic profile and learn to make responsible choices appropriate to your lifestyle.
ENGAGE AS A CONSUMER
C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Belgium
C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Belgium Collective decision-making
ENGAGE AS A CITIZEN
OUR QUESTIONS
HOW CAN I TAKE ACTION?
WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?
WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS?
WHAT CAN WE DO?
« By combining games, science and technology, we can achieve advancement that were unthinkable until now »
Seth Cooper creator of the online serious game Foldit
Original quote: « En combinant les jeux, la science et l'informatique, on parvient à des avancées qui n'étaient pas envisageables jusqu'alors».
Ecotopia (Facebook app) – Facebook members face a polluted vitual city that they need to clean by making a series of sustainable decisions.
Short and fun web games
Sim-city like games
Clim’way, le jeu, Cap Science, Bordeaux
Boardgames
L’océan, le climat et nous, un équilibre fragile ?, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, 2011
Investigation game
Mission à Carbone City, Palais de la Découverte, Paris
Live role-play game
Epidemik, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris
OUR PROPOSAL
In the climate challenge, we are all major players
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A problem solving approach Four successive areas linked by a problem-solving approach:
Lives
Tool Box
Dilemma
Futures
Climate-‐change is a human caused problem derived from our lives and our daily choices. u New risks are emerging, how can we face them?
To mi&gate and adapt to climate change, visitors learn to ac&vate different sets of tools. u How do we choose the right solu&ons while balancing different interests?
Visitors engage in a live role-‐playing game and learn to ac&vate different sets of tools. u How do we take decisions and ac&ons collec&vely?
u What role can we, as individuals, consumers and ci&zens, play in making solu&ons happen?
A problem solving approach Four successive areas linked by a problem-solving approach:
Lives
Tool Box
Dilemma
Futures
Climate-‐change is a human caused problem derived from our lives and our daily choices. u New risks are emerging, how can we face them?
To mi&gate and adapt to climate change, visitors learn to ac&vate different sets of tools. u How do we choose the right solu&ons while balancing different interests?
Visitors engage in a live role-‐playing game and learn to ac&vate different sets of tools. u How do we take decisions and ac&ons collec&vely?
u What role can we, as individuals, consumers and ci&zens, play in making solu&ons happen?
A problem solving approach Four successive areas linked by a problem-solving approach:
Lives
Tool Box
Dilemma
Futures
Climate-‐change is a human caused problem derived from our lives and our daily choices. u New risks are emerging, how can we face them?
To mi&gate and adapt to climate change, visitors learn to ac&vate different sets of tools. u How do we choose the right solu&ons while balancing different interests?
Visitors engage in a live role-‐playing game and learn to ac&vate different sets of tools. u How do we take decisions and ac&ons collec&vely?
u What role can we, as individuals, consumers and ci&zens, play in making solu&ons happen?
CREATING A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE EXHIBITION © Casson Mann July 2011 7
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A problem solving approach Four successive areas linked by a problem-solving approach:
Lives
Tool Box
Dilemma
Futures
Climate-‐change is a human caused problem derived from our lives and our daily choices. u New risks are emerging, how can we face them?
To mi&gate and adapt to climate change, visitors learn to ac&vate different sets of tools. u How do we choose the right solu&ons while balancing different interests?
Visitors engage in a live role-‐playing game and learn to ac&vate different sets of tools. u How do we take decisions and ac&ons collec&vely?
u What role can we, as individuals, consumers and ci&zens, play in making solu&ons happen?
Forward + 50 Rio
Forward + 50 Rio is an urban life size game on climate change and sustainable development that will take place during the Rio+20 conference. Conference goers and Rio citizens will be invited to take part in the development of a virtual city. They will need to take critical decisions to avert the worst consequences of climate. At the end of the summit, the game will fast forward to 50 years later and unveil the projected state of the world they built. The players will be able to evaluate their collective performance in creating a sustainable world.
Thank you!
Ameline Coulombier Lordculture Questions? [email protected] www.lordculture.com