MONDIACULT Side Event - Culture for Trust: Communities Facing Global Challenges
September 30, 2025 1:30 - 2:30 pm (CEST)
Bringing together experts across disciplines, regions, and generations, the panel highlights the potential of arts, culture, heritage, and indigenous knowledge to inspire adaptation, ecosystem-based solutions, and sustainable transformation.
This side event aims to explore how culture, heritage, and artistic expression can serve as powerful tools for resilience, adaptation, and community empowerment during times of crisis; including conflict, climate disasters, and digital transformation. It will foster dialogue across disciplines and generations to highlight the synergies between indigenous knowledge systems, cultural practices, and sustainability frameworks. By spotlighting the role of trust and collaboration, the event seeks to deepen understanding of how culturally grounded approaches can inform adaptation pathways and shape more inclusive and just climate and crisis responses. Additionally, it will explore the importance of transformative indicators and cultural metrics in advancing sustainable development, informing policy, and valorizing the contributions of the arts and culture sector in global resilience strategies.
Presenters
Ana Filipa Vrdolijak, UNITWIN Culture in Emergencies
Angela Martins, African Union Commission
Jorge Sanchez, Mexican Center of Uniform Law
Andrew Potts, Climate Heritage Network, ICOMOS, Europa Nostra
Krista Pikkat, UNESCO Culture in Emergencies
Panelists
Samuel Rubin, Entertainment + Culture Pavilion
Giovanna Gray Nassralla, Culture for the Planet
Ave Paulus, ICOMOS
Mounir Bouchnaki, UNESCO
Isaac Eseet, Climate Heritage Network
Closing Words
Alicja Jagielska-Burduk, UNITWIN Culture In Emergencies
Jenny Hay, Climate Heritage Network
Co-Organisation
Małgorzata Ćwikła, Culture for the Planet
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