IFAI and the Alliance for Youth-Led Futures at COP30 in Belém, Brazil
Art, Health, and Planetary Healing through Intergenerational Collaboration
The Institute for Art and Innovation (IFAI) is pleased to present its programme for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, taking place from 10 to 21 November 2025.
Through a series of online, hybrid, and on-site events, IFAI and its partners will explore how art and cultural collaboration can foster planetary health, peace, and social transformation.
The COP30 programme is co-organised by the Alliance for Youth-Led Futures (AYLF), especially by the WHO Youth Council, IFAI Berlin and Youth4Planet International, with contributions from artists, young peacebuilders, researchers, and institutional partners from across the globe.
These encounters form part of a shared effort to build a cultural infrastructure for peace, health, and planetary justice—a bridge between art, science, policy, and community practice.
The sessions include the international launch of the Social Art Award 2025 – Planetary Healing: Blue Tribes for Ocean Health, the debut of the Global Youth Call: Art for Peace & Health to win the Youth Social Art Award, a new creative initiative carried by the Alliance for Youth-Led Futures.
12 November 2025 | 18:00 – 19:15 CET (14:00 – 15:15 Belém)
Art as a Path to Planetary Health
Online Event
Hosted by IFAI Berlin, Youth4Planet International, and the Alliance for Youth-Led Futures
An intergenerational online dialogue on how art, creativity, and community engagement can strengthen empathy, regeneration, and collective care. The event opens the Alliance’s COP30 programme and sets the tone for the Global Youth Call on Peace and Health.
Speakers: Emmanuel Lanko Isidore Soro, Cesar Harada, Christopher Coritsidis, Bonface Beti
Moderated by Nicole Loeser and Anna Urbani, Institute for Art and Innovation
🔗 Eventbrite link: https://lnkd.in/e-vqsaAY
17 November 2025 | 17:00 – 18:15 CET (13:00 – 14:15 Belém)
Social Art Award 2025 Book Launch – Planetary Healing: Blue Tribes for Ocean Health
Online Launch and Dialogue
Hosted by IFAI Berlin in cooperation with AYLF, the WHO Youth Council, and Youth4Planet International
The official launch of the Social Art Award 2025 publication, featuring the Top 100 international artists and essays on the transformative role of art in advancing ocean health and social regeneration. The dialogue connects award winners, jurors, and youth peacebuilders across continents.
Speakers: Dr. R.M. Sánchez-Camus, Jan Hurwitch, Amber Desprets and Anoosh Sophie Werner
Moderated by Nicole Loeser and Anna Urbani, Institute for Art and Innovation
🔗 Eventbrite link: https://lnkd.in/e-vqsaAK
17 November 2025 | 16:00 – 17:00 Belém (20:00 – 21:00 CET)
Global Youth Call Launch – “What Does Peace Mean to You?”
On-site Presentation with Livestream from the WHO Health Pavilion, Belém
Organised by the WHO Youth Council, Youth4Planet International, and AYLF
The official launch of the Global Youth Call: Art for Peace & Health and the Youth Social Art Award – Peace & Health for All, inviting young creators aged 13–30 to express artistic visions for peaceful and healthy societies. The launch connects art, health, and climate action under the umbrella of the WHO Youth Declaration on Creating Healthy Societies.
17 November 2025 | 18:00 – 19:00 Belém (22:00 – 23:00 CET)
Social Art Award Exhibition Opening – Planetary Healing & Peace
Hybrid Event, WHO Health Pavilion – Belém
Organised by IFAI Berlin, WHO Youth Council, Youth4Planet International, and AYLF
The hybrid exhibition presents 100 international artists exploring the intersections of ecology, social transformation, and peace. The opening includes a live humming performance by sound artist and musician Saskia Baumgart, symbolising collective healing and connection through sound.
21 November 2025 | 14:00 – 15:00 Belém (18:00 – 19:00 CET)
Reflection – Peaceful and Healthy Societies
Hybrid Dialogue, WHO Health Pavilion – Belém
Hosted by the WHO Youth Council, AYLF, Youth4Planet International, IFAI Berlin, and Bertelsmann Stiftung
A closing intergenerational reflection bringing together youth delegates, artists, and institutional leaders to summarise insights from COP30 and explore how cultural approaches can strengthen trust, resilience, and planetary well-being.
24 November 2025 | 18:00 – 19:15 CET (14:00 – 15:15 Belém)
Planetary Healing through Art – Alliance Declaration Launch
Online Workshop and Closing Reflection
Hosted by IFAI Berlin, Youth4Planet International, and AYLF
A global online dialogue concluding the COP30 programme. Participants will co-develop the Alliance for Youth-Led Futures Declaration on Peace & Planetary Health, inspired by the WHO Youth Declaration on Creating Healthy Societies. The event marks the beginning of long-term collaboration among partners and youth networks worldwide.
Alliance for Youth-Led Futures – Partners
Bertelsmann Foundation · WHO · WHO Youth Council · Global Health for Peace Initiative · Youth4Planet and Earthbeat · The Futuring Alliance · Catalyst Now · Audiotool · AIME · Syntezia · 1GEN · Rewired Earth · Katapult Future Fest · We Don’t Have Time · Sunvolution Network · GE4A · For All Earthkind · LunARC · HATCH · EthicalFin · Sunvolution Movement · Integrity.Earth · Institute for Art and Innovation
Together, we are shaping a cultural infrastructure for peace, health, and planetary justice — carried by young voices and enabled by strong collaboration.
Let’s celebrate the transformative power of art to foster empathy, justice, and regeneration — for all people and more-than-human species, and our planet.
👉 Further details and participation links will be announced soon.
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