SDG 13 | Climate Action

Reframing Climate as a Cultural, Symbolic, and Strategic System

Section 1: 

ICRS Climate Vision

At ICRS, climate action is not only a technical agenda—it is a symbolic, spatial, and governance challenge.

Our approach embeds perception, visibility, and participation into climate transition across cities, nations, and narratives.

Section 2: 

Flagship Initiative

Micro-Nation Climate Alliance

A symbolic visibility framework for small island states

Overview:

This initiative rethinks the positioning of vulnerable island nations (such as Tuvalu, Vanuatu, São Tomé) in global climate diplomacy. Instead of victim-based narratives, we propose visibility-first symbolic inclusion—where small nations are recognized not just for their risk, but for their representational power.

The alliance emphasizes artistic diplomacy, cultural signature events, and curated climate dialogues involving UN, youth, and diaspora voices.

📍 In preparation, launching 2026. Tuvalu and Timor-Leste in early dialogue.

Section 3: 

Experimental Pipeline

Cartographies of Climate Futures

Visual mapping of planetary imaginaries across cultures and data systems

Overview:

A speculative visual project combining scientific climate models, indigenous cosmologies, and philosophical geographies.

It challenges Eurocentric future-making by proposing a plurality of climate futures, mapped in ink, symbol, and algorithm.

Will be prototyped through artistic residencies and digital platforms.

📍 Visual drafts in production. First public iteration expected Q4 2025.

Section 4: 

Cultural Reframing Module

Ink Traces of Climate

Exhibition and research program on East Asian climate perception

Overview:

This project explores how traditional East Asian ink philosophy can inform a more fluid, affective, and relational understanding of climate transition.

Structured in five visual chapters and involving institutions in Genoa, Harbin, and Vienna, the program invites policymakers to “see climate differently”.

📍 Pilot exhibition set for 2026. Full framework published.

Section 5: 

How These Fit Together

These projects reflect our layered approach to SDG 13:

• Symbolic presence of climate-vulnerable actors

• Cultural re-embedding of planetary transition

• Visual imagination for future policy frames

We do not deliver technologies. We deliver frames, presence, and continuity.