Portraits of the Countryside: An audiovisual approach to climate change

by Climalab

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Telling stories and amplifying voices using documentaries to empower vulnerable communities in Colombia by sharing their climate experiences and advocating for environmental conservation.

Initiative

Climalab

We are a NGO dedicated to the development of socio-environmental initiatives and projects that seek to promote community empowerment and decision-making on climate change at different levels of society. As a laboratory of ideas and solutions to climate change, we promote climate action through the development projects with a focus on peace, ancestry, youth and gender that prevent human rights violations and improve the quality of life, especially for children, young people and women.
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Telling Stories, Amplifying Voices
This impactful project utilises audiovisual production to document and expose the climatic realities faced by communities in Colombia’s six biodiverse regions.

A Focus on the Vulnerable
The project prioritises the voices of women, youth, and children, ensuring their perspectives are central to the narrative. These communities, including agricultural workers and indigenous peoples, are often the most vulnerable to climate change.

The Power of Art for Awareness
The project leverages the power of storytelling through captivating images and sounds. This approach aims to raise awareness within society about the crucial role these communities play in protecting Colombia’s natural heritage and inspire action for the conservation of natural ecosystems.

A Track Record of Success
So far, the project has produced two documentaries – one focusing on the Andean region (Boyacá) and the other on the Caribbean region (La Guajira). These documentaries have already impacted 100 people in the targeted communities.

Key objective

The realisation of the 6 documentary projects expects to impact more than 300 people directly. With the two documentaries made so far, more than 100 people have been impacted in the communities of Toca, Boyacá and Urumita, La Guajira.

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