Project 04 · Culture & public imagination

Climate Narratives

Page overview

A cultural and public-engagement initiative mainstreaming climate consciousness through dialogue, creative expression and collective imagination.

Imagining LifeArt & culturePublic dialogueClimate literacy
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Climate Narratives · Cultural programme
01 · Collective imagination

The climate crisis is environmental, cultural, social and political.

Climate Narratives explores how people live, what they value and how they imagine the future. Rooted in the idea of ‘Imagining Life’, it asks how communities can reimagine relationships and systems in a decarbonising world.

Interdisciplinary collaborations, public conversations, cultural programming and artistic engagement bridge scholarly perspectives with local experience, making climate action more accessible, inclusive and socially grounded.

Climate conversations must be not only technical, but deeply human and connected to everyday life.
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Screening, exhibition and public dialogue
02 · Key initiatives

Platforms for learning, culture and public participation.

Institutional learning

Climate-Responsive Governance Training

Workshops for Karachi and Sindh government officials on local climate challenges, climate-responsive governance, K-CAP and CAC’s Climate Priorities.

Culture & ideas

Imagining Life

A cultural and intellectual initiative bringing together artists, writers, scholars and activists through panels, screenings and publication-related work.

City-wide programme

Climate Week Karachi 2026

A collaborative citywide programme connecting policy, culture, public participation and practical climate action.

Public conversation

Climate Cafe

An open conversation space created at the Horticulture Society of Pakistan’s annual flower show to bring climate dialogue into an accessible public setting.

03 · Objectives

A shared language of hope, justice and transformation.

  1. 01Strengthen energy and climate narratives through cultural events, art and youth participation.
  2. 02Organise a Climate Festival with performances and interactive public-engagement activities.
  3. 03Establish a Climate Library with books, documentaries, podcasts and research materials.
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Climate library and youth engagement

Karachi AQI 85, Moderate. PM2.5 27.3 micrograms per cubic metre at Climate Action Center. Updated 1:31 pm Pakistan time.