Projects
Follow us in the journey to discover new ways to communicate the climate challenge worldwide.
All admitted projects to the various editions of the CMCC Award feed this collection and contribute to drawing an inspiring landscape of initiatives innovating climate change communication through various forms of art, theatre, video making, music, photography, journalism, gaming, education, data visualization, and the use of digital channels and tools.
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A virtual program sponsored by Yoma and UNICEF and hosted on the Goodwall platform that engaged youth to learn about environmental sustainability, raise awareness around the issues that affect their communities and take actions
Generate an improvement for the planet through immersive and cooperative gaming experiences: play as a team, change reality
Survive the Century: a cli-fi game of choice and consequences
A choose-your-own-adventure-style game that lets players explore the political, environmental and social choices and consequences humans face between 2021 and 2100 as we try to mitigate and adapt to the ravages of climate change (or not)
Inspiring both big & small green sustainable actions as means of celebrating St Patrick’s day, to reconnect people to mother earth, nature & their green roots
A transdisciplinary project to help people become more sustainble through small steps and by exercising empathy towards others
Másfél fok – éghajlatváltozás közérthetően
Raising the voice of scientists for all of us – climate science in an understandable way
A bottom-up photography initiative that strives to contribute to the UN Agenda 2030 and UNFCCC climate process by highlighting the importance of modern energy access for human development and for protecting our planet
A long-term environmental-artistic project in which the community, especially youth, is activated towards environmental protection in an innovative and creative way by collecting urban waste and transforming it into art pieces
A combination of art, sustainability, game, and participation in a unique experience
Environmental graphiti – The art of climate change
Environmental Graphiti uses contemporary art to interpret and dramatize climate science data to enhance the general public’s understanding of what is happening to our world, why it’s happening, and what we must do to address this critical issue
An immersive and poetic artwork reflective of delicate and intricate natural connections found in remaining ‘wild’ environments
Explaining the climate science everyone needs to know, in ways that everyone can understand
Collaborative Programs on Climate Change
Collaborative program to empower professionals and sustainable SMEs on climate change
A science-based, data driven weekly column published in Australia’s leading online news sites seeking to improve climate literacy in the general public
A cards game that accesses a great level of understanding of climate change science in 3 hours, with a group
An eco-rock gig-theatre musical, designed to light a fire inside your belly to go out and fight for truth, to fight for climate justice, to fight for the world
The canals are clear thanks to the Coronavirus, but Venice’s existential threat is climate change
Can Venice, a symbol of the pandemic and climate crisis, be a model of rebirth?
The trees are finally able to communicate in real time with all of us, highlighting their needs
An art + science project that uses a floating and land art installation to visualize the latest scientific flooding projections and the projected municipal adaptation strategy, and conducts social science research to understand its impact in the Boston, MA community
Reframing the climate crisis: from data and microbes to ecosystems and scraps
Promoting an open and informed discussion about the social effects of the climate crisis and its mitigation by creating awareness in the general audience and transmitting knowledge to the younger generations
Content management of the website about adaptation to climate change
Interactive information exchange and education on climate change adaptation to raise awareness and involve all stakeholders in planning and implementing adaptation at the local level
How many treasures are we losing because of climate change? When art meets science the voice is louder
An ongoing art and research project that explores the relationship between our carbon footprint, the global consumption of day-to-day life and the differences within global cities and cultures
The Green Beat Initiative – An online environmental journalism training program
The Green Beat Initiative is the first-ever virtual capacity-building program on environmental journalism for 100 campus journalists and school paper advisers in the Philippines
On the Trail of the glaciers is a project that combines photographic comparison and scientific data collection in order to analyze the effects of climate change through the observation of the ice mass variations over the last 100 years
CRESCENDOschools – European network of Schools for Earth System Modelling and Climate Change
In CRESCENDOschools the students increased the scientific understanding of global climate change by interacting with researchers, learning new skills and having fun
Bringing the reflection on global warming and its social consequences into schools by making the students write their own sci-fi role-play adventure
POP Movement, Youth inspired by knowledge
Climate Change, Youth Led inspired by knowledge and actions
Amazonia 4.0, The Reset Begins
A short film showing that the Amazon is very close to the tipping point of the disappearance, but also that there are solutions and we need to look for a sustainable future for the Amazon
The passing of time describes the climate that changes second by second. The changing climate is the result of the time choices made previously
Canada, climate change and education: Opportunities for public and formal education
Benchmarking climate change education in order to advocate for climate education transformation
Creating climate change urgency and agency in Namibia
Creating urgency and agency on climate action for Namibia
To document the impacts of climate change and the rise of renewable energy on all seven continents and to communicate the climate emergency
A born-digital, open access, living publication where participants can engage and find interactive activities that give sense of scale to our environment that ties to local and global issues related to the our current geological epoch
We are and act Climaticamente, in line with the needs of the Earth and Climate: because an adverb can be enough to make the world a better place
… and then? Visions of the future
“Think about and write by yourself the future that concerns you”: the largest crowd foresight & crowd writing experience
Corruption, sustainable development and environmental protection, information and support to Civil Society Organizations
The witch with the climate remote control – La strega col climacomando
An ecomagic comedy for children and families, which summarizes the truth about climate change and ends with a strong call to action
Climate fiction that educates and gives hope to children and young people
From trash to treasure: the Nigerians recycling waste into wealth
Photography that portrays how waste is being used to transform the environment
MUGO HR: Climate Pills and Climate Coaching for a carbon neutral workforce
A one-stop user-friendly experience to engage corporate communities towards a carbon-neutral lifestyle
The passing of time describes the climate that changes second by second. The changing climate is the result of the time choices made previously
Using the foods we love and need to tell the climate change story
Raising awareness about climate change through the foods we love and need
CiC – Cambiare il Clima (Change the Climate)
An encounter between theatre and scientific research for a new narrative about climate change
Educate and mobilise Anglicans (and other people of faith) around the world to care for the environment, by sharing best practice models, scientific information and inspirational stories
Climate Change Theatre Action 2021
A worldwide distributed festival of readings and performances of short plays about the climate crisis presented September 19 – December 18, 2021 to coincide with the United Nations COP 26 meetings
Climate Talks – radio show about people and climate
The first regular thematic radio show about people and climate in Croatia, entitled “Cuvarkuca” (meaning: the one who cares about home)
Impressions from COP24 Podcast
A podcast to allow more people to experience a high-level environmental conference (COP24) closely
A community-based campaign focused on climate sustainable behaviour that builds trust and awareness through word of mouth and social media and encourages individual households to adopt rooftop solar
Using music to teach environmental education (including climate change) to children
A playful, interactive sound sculpture which translates climate data into the chimes of 34 ceramic bells in an open sided wooden greenhouse structure
Using Wikipedia to enhance global knowledge on climate change
Through Wikipedia, we have enhanced the quality and accessibility of climate change information on the world’s largest online encyclopaedia, and empowered a community of climate change editors from the global South
Water rapresents the source of life itself: vital for survival as well as vehicle of memories and ancestral narratives. Today it is indeed water that witnesses the harmful effects of climatic change. A work by the artist Maria Amalia Cangiano
A video manual on how to talk about climate change and encourage action to anyone without losing any friends
Bibliot-Eco is the first ecological library in Rome where citizens can get a free book in exchange for 5 plastic bottles
SECOSTA (Citizen Science for climate research)
Empowering the youth for action against climate change impacts
An awareness campaign to affirm the rights of the city and spread the most relevant and reliable information on the issue of big ships
Erosion – a photo exhibition about the effects of and adaptation to climate change
An innovative communication effort, mixing documentary photography, personal narratives and scientific information, with the aim of making the climate issue less abstract for people along the shorelines of Skåne, southern Sweden
We start from a small school in a small place to make public buildings energy autonomous and environmentally friendly not only in the building, but in every element of design and furniture
Using the means of social media combined with scientific knowledge to raise awareness about climate change and about the work of the scientists, creating a sense of “we-are-in-this-together” with the audience
Climate Change in South Africa mini series
Three comedy news explainer videos and a live studio roundtable unpacking the climate crisis in South Africa
This Report is one of a series of reports to the Council of Europe raising awareness of the profession, its holistic approach, its commitment to the European Landscape Convention, and its value to society
The desire for care and custody for living beings on Earth, rather than from the fear of climatic catastrophes, can arise from the love for the sublime and harmonious beauty that music and nature have in common
A public-powered scientific engagement project that has successfully bridged the gap between experts and communities by providing local people with credible, relevant information about climate change
Climate Labs – The backstage of climate change
A photographic journey through climate labs and research camps to understand how climate science is made and the people behind it, to understand how we know what we know about climate change
Four mountaineer-women head out on an adventure across the continent to gather the voices of the European people in a Declaration of the Rights of the Mountains, which calls for respect, responsibility and sustainability
A podcast episode offering a lively and thoughtful discussion between a leading climate scientist and an influential journalist on how to frame communication about transition towards a global green economy
Comic book “Climate change challenge”
A comic book about climate change which is mainly directed at European teenagers
Phonosynthesis – Music from alien species
An art-science project that aims to communicate scientific content through music and interactivity
A storytelling podcast that strives to shed light on major global issues of today related to climate, gender, health, environment & development
Climate Smart Philippines: Science for Service
Bringing people together not only to be trained to be resilient, but to be part of the community that will inspire others and serve humanity wholeheartedly
Keepers of the earth, yes we are
A household song with compelling messages of responsibility. Environment decisions for the benefits of people, profit and planet
Around the world in 80 experiments
A book, “Il giro del mondo in 80 esperimenti”, to send new citizens around the world, with awareness
Supporting cities in the Adriatic region to be at the forefront of local climate action
HydroMeteoClimate Report for Emilia-Romagna – 2020
Describing the observed climate variability in the context of climate change, using communication instruments aimed at reaching the general public in order to create awareness, increasing public involvement and competence on climate change and variability
A fate built on water. The most precious resource, turned into a terrible threat by human indifference
Climate justice through youth education
The impacts of climate change disproportionately affect those who are often the least responsible for it. This project mitigates climate change by addressing it through a human lens, thereby achieving climate justice led by young people whose future is at stake, using ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) as a transformative tool to provide them with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to think and act for a sustainable future
The disruptive power of stunning photographs, combined with the striking words of the 21st century young generation, can make a difference in opening the minds of us all
Climate Narrative Project / Mare Nostrum Theatre Project
Bringing together science, arts and the humanities to train a new generation of climate storytellers and galvanize climate action, using narrative arts to give a sense of urgency and humanity
Faith in Climate: religious communities and climate change
Through dialogue among science, religion and indigenous traditions, the Faith in Climate initiative seeks to expand mobilization and enhance the engagement of faith communities in the challenges of the climate crisis and the urgency of action
A project that presents food system and climate change research through four realistic looking lunch set displays allowing the viewer to immerse and wonder “which future do I want to eat?”
