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What’s of interest? Art Collab 2026: Disaster Preparedness, Response and Relief · Story Seed Library

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Welcome to the 2026 edition of the collaborative solarpunk art project! This year’s theme is Disaster Preparedness, Response and Relief, focusing on finding hope, connection and meaning when facing natural and human-made calamities.

The goal of the project is to welcome everyone to collaborate together, share ideas and get inspired by each others’ works! This is not a contest - there are no prizes and no winners, outside of everything we learn from each other and the visions of a better world we create!

Even in the most optimistic scenarios of carbon neutrality, the XXI century will be full of climate disasters our civilization, culture and infrastructure are not prepared for. Let’s step away from clean, utopian Solarpunk worlds and roll our sleeves to face the consequences of our past.

How can a better Solarpunk world react to the coming disasters? How will our daily lives change? What new or repurposed infrastructure will keep us safe? What new traditions will we need to guide us? What stories will we tell ourselves to make sense of the world that has changed so much?

Let’s imagine more than just the rising waters: the droughts and fires, the sudden floods and pandemics, loss of infrastructure and supply chains we take for granted.

Finally, for the Disaster Relief, how can we step away from our colonial habits and imagine giving the survivors agency instead of handouts? How can we empower communities to rebuild after a catastrophe, find solace in each other and grieve those lost?

Where is it?: Art Collab 2026: Disaster Preparedness, Response and Relief · Story Seed Library

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The War in Sudan: Its Impact on People and the Environment:
Since 2023, the war in Sudan has evolved beyond an armed conflict into a complex crisis that deeply affects both human lives and the environment.
On the human level, millions of Sudanese people are facing extremely difficult conditions due to displacement and loss of security. Livelihoods have been disrupted, essential services have collapsed, and large parts of the healthcare and education systems are no longer functioning. Children have been forced out of school, families have lost stability, and humanitarian needs continue to grow.
Environmentally, the war has led to significant degradation of natural resources and infrastructure. Water sources have become contaminated, waste management systems have broken down, and pressure on forests has increased as communities rely on firewood due to fuel shortages. In addition, military activities have contributed to air pollution and damage to local ecosystems.
What is happening highlights the deep interconnection between people and their environment: as the environment deteriorates, human suffering intensifies—and vice versa.
In this context, open knowledge plays an important role in documenting these experiences, sharing them, and building collective awareness that can support resilience and recovery.
Knowledge may not stop wars, but it can:

  • preserve memory
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  • and help imagine a more humane and sustainable future