Museo Pambata held the 2nd Asian Children's Museum Conference, with the theme “Children and Climate Change,” in Manila last February 2 to 4, 2012. Over a hundred participants from different fields came together for a three-day conference to discuss climate change awareness and how to teach children about the role they play in facing the effects of climate change.

1. FORWARD+50
Reinventing exhibitions on climate change
Ameline Coulombier
Consultant, Head of Strategy Department, Lordculture
Under the
patronage of
Developed by
And with the
support of

2. Just a few words to start
Lordculture is part of the international network Lord Cultural
Resources. Founded in 1981 by Gail and Barry Lord in response to
an emerging need for specialized planning services in the museum,
cultural and heritage sector, Lord Cultural Resources is now the
world's largest cultural professional practice.
Barry and Gail Lord,
Founders, Lord Cultural Resources

3. The Assignement
UNEP’s Mission Statement : To provide leadership and
encourage partnership in caring for the environment by
inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to
improve their quality of life without compromising that of
future generations.
ISSUE:
• We are all vulnerable to climate change.
• Curbing climate change requires changes by governments in the economy, that need to
be done in a socially acceptable and economically efficient manner.
• Such changes will only happen when citizens are convinced there is an issue of direct
relevance to them and make this a priority issue for their governments.

4. The Assignement
What it is not:
• an exhibition that advocates any specific course of action
• Does not advocate the idea that ‘every action counts’
What it is: an exhibition that explains the policy and market failures around
climate change.

5. FORWARD aims at helping individuals the world over to
understand and eventually influence the wider political
processes on climate change.
Focused on climate change solutions, it will give visitors
a chance to interact with the large-scale economic
choices we currently face, helping them understand the
implications of different courses of action and building
confidence in their own power to shape the future,
alongside governments and business.

6. OUR QUESTIONS
WHAT IS CLIMATE
CHANGE?
WHAT ARE THE WHAT CAN WE
OPTIONS? DO?
HOW CAN I TAKE
ACTION?

7. OUR QUESTIONS
WHAT IS CLIMATE
CHANGE?
WHAT ARE THE WHAT CAN WE
OPTIONS? DO?
HOW CAN I TAKE
ACTION?

8. How do we know Scien&fic
approach
climate is changing
Mission: Climate Earth, Swedish Museum of Natural History
How can we know anything about the climate over long periods of time? The exhibition includes fossils, real
ice cores from real glaciers, a stalagmite from South Africa, and a cross-section of a nearby tree.

9. The science of climate change
SCIENTIFIC
APPROACH
C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium

10. Tangible experiences to contextualize facts
and figures
Level Green - Interactive exhibition staging by ART+COM
Break down the complex concept of sustainability into tangible experiences through data
sculptures that visualise and contextualize facts and figures, making them easily-
understandable and allowing for straightforward comparisons.

11. C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium

12. Scare
Our fragile climate - experience past and future climates, Norsk BreMuseum (Glacier
Museum), Fjaerland, Norway

13. Our fragile climate - experience past and future climates, Norsk BreMuseum (Glacier
Museum), Fjaerland, Norway

14. Strong experiences
KlimaX, Norsk Teknisk Museum, Oslo
The exhibition aims at increasing the knowledge of human induced climate change and promote engagement and
action from the visitors. The concept is to give the visitors an unforgettable experience by stimulating all senses.

15. …we know that climate change is
happening, how do we move forward ?

16. OUR QUESTIONS
WHAT IS CLIMATE
CHANGE?
WHAT ARE THE WHAT CAN WE
OPTIONS? DO?
HOW CAN I TAKE
ACTION?

17. Different fields
Océans, le climat et nous, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris

18. Diverging opinions
Different opinions on the solutions:
• Different issues and solutions
depending on the country
• Adaptation vs. Mitigation
• Who pays?
Who speaks?
• Scientists and experts
• Public authorities
• Economic actors
• Anyone
CAN ALGAE SAVE THE WORLD…
and other important questions about
climate change, Science Museum,
London, UK

19. Different scenarios
CLIMAX, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris
Climate change in unavoidable. Whatever the decisions made in the next few years, our lifestyles will be radically transformed. Climax
shows us the consequences of climate policies in 2100 through extreme scenarios:
- If nothing is done to reduce CO2 emissions, our environment will be transformed
- If decisions our made to reduce CO2 emissions, our lifestyles will be changed (transport, habitat, urbanism).

20. Different scenarios
IPCC Report, Summary for Policymakers - Emissions Scenarios

21. ANALYZING THE POSSIBLE ACTIONS
URGENCY Some degree of climate change is unavoidable but we need to act now to
avert the worst impacts.
The benefits of curbing climate change far outweigh the costs of doing so.
Failure to act against climate change will reduce the choices available
LONG TERM We have to take future into account and plan our actions in a long-term
perspective despite immediate interests.
INTERESTS and TRADE- We have to consider various interests in designing a solution to climate
OFFS change
We have to negotiate with each other to find efficient and fair trade-offs
INEQUALITY in Some countries, livelihoods and social groups will face more serious
VULNERABILTIY consequences of climate change. Some have fewer resources to face
them.
SOLUTION MIX There is no easy or “right” solution. There is no singal tool to solve the
whole problem. We have to develop a mix of tools.

22. OUR QUESTIONS
WHAT IS CLIMATE
CHANGE?
WHAT ARE THE WHAT CAN WE
SOLUTIONS? DO?
HOW CAN I TAKE
ACTION?

23. ENGAGE AS AN INDIVIDUAL
C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Belgium
Calculate your climatic profile and learn to make responsible choices appropriate to your
lifestyle.

24. C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Belgium
Calculate your climatic profile and learn to make responsible choices appropriate to your
lifestyle.

25. ENGAGE AS A CONSUMER
C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Belgium

26. ENGAGE AS A CITIZEN
C'est notre Terre!, Tour & Taxis, Belgium
Collective decision-making

27. OUR QUESTIONS
WHAT IS CLIMATE
CHANGE?
WHAT ARE THE WHAT CAN WE
SOLUTIONS? DO?
HOW CAN I TAKE
ACTION?

28. « By combining games, science and
technology, we can achieve advancement
that were unthinkable until now »
Seth Cooper
creator of the online serious game Foldit
Original quote: « En combinant les jeux, la science et l'informatique, on parvient à des
avancées qui n'étaient pas envisageables jusqu'alors».

29. Short and fun web games
Ecotopia (Facebook app) – Facebook members face a polluted vitual city that they
need to clean by making a series of sustainable decisions.

30. Sim-city like games
Clim way, le jeu, Cap Science, Bordeaux

31. Boardgames
L’océan, le climat et nous, un équilibre fragile ?, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie,
2011

32. Investigation game
Mission à Carbone City, Palais de la Découverte, Paris

33. Live role-play game
Epidemik, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris

34. OUR PROPOSAL
In the climate challenge,
we are all major players
Images by

35. A problem solving approach
Four successive areas linked by a problem-solving approach:
Climate-­‐change
is
a
human
caused
problem
derived
from
our
lives
Lives and
our
daily
choices.
u
New
risks
are
emerging,
how
can
we
face
them?
To
mi&gate
and
adapt
to
climate
change,
visitors
learn
to
ac&vate
Tool Box different
sets
of
tools.
u
How
do
we
choose
the
right
solu&ons
while
balancing
different
interests?
Visitors
engage
in
a
live
role-­‐playing
game
and
learn
to
ac&vate
Dilemma
different
sets
of
tools.
u
How
do
we
take
decisions
and
ac&ons
collec&vely?
u
What
role
can
we,
as
individuals,
consumers
and
ci&zens,
play
in
Futures
making
solu&ons
happen?

37. A problem solving approach
Four successive areas linked by a problem-solving approach:
Climate-­‐change
is
a
human
caused
problem
derived
from
our
lives
Lives and
our
daily
choices.
u
New
risks
are
emerging,
how
can
we
face
them?
To
mi&gate
and
adapt
to
climate
change,
visitors
learn
to
ac&vate
Tool Box different
sets
of
tools.
u
How
do
we
choose
the
right
solu&ons
while
balancing
different
interests?
Visitors
engage
in
a
live
role-­‐playing
game
and
learn
to
ac&vate
Dilemma
different
sets
of
tools.
u
How
do
we
take
decisions
and
ac&ons
collec&vely?
u
What
role
can
we,
as
individuals,
consumers
and
ci&zens,
play
in
Futures
making
solu&ons
happen?

39. A problem solving approach
Four successive areas linked by a problem-solving approach:
Climate-­‐change
is
a
human
caused
problem
derived
from
our
lives
Lives and
our
daily
choices.
u
New
risks
are
emerging,
how
can
we
face
them?
To
mi&gate
and
adapt
to
climate
change,
visitors
learn
to
ac&vate
Tool Box different
sets
of
tools.
u
How
do
we
choose
the
right
solu&ons
while
balancing
different
interests?
Visitors
engage
in
a
live
role-­‐playing
game
and
learn
to
ac&vate
Dilemma
different
sets
of
tools.
u
How
do
we
take
decisions
and
ac&ons
collec&vely?
u
What
role
can
we,
as
individuals,
consumers
and
ci&zens,
play
in
Futures
making
solu&ons
happen?

40. IMATE FOR CHANGE EXHIBITION © Casson Mann July 2011 7
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44. A problem solving approach
Four successive areas linked by a problem-solving approach:
Climate-­‐change
is
a
human
caused
problem
derived
from
our
lives
Lives and
our
daily
choices.
u
New
risks
are
emerging,
how
can
we
face
them?
To
mi&gate
and
adapt
to
climate
change,
visitors
learn
to
ac&vate
Tool Box different
sets
of
tools.
u
How
do
we
choose
the
right
solu&ons
while
balancing
different
interests?
Visitors
engage
in
a
live
role-­‐playing
game
and
learn
to
ac&vate
Dilemma
different
sets
of
tools.
u
How
do
we
take
decisions
and
ac&ons
collec&vely?
u
What
role
can
we,
as
individuals,
consumers
and
ci&zens,
play
in
Futures
making
solu&ons
happen?

47. Forward + 50 Rio
Forward + 50 Rio is an urban life size
game on climate change and
sustainable development that will take
place during the Rio+20 conference.
Conference goers and Rio citizens will
be invited to take part in the
development of a virtual city. They will
need to take critical decisions to avert
the worst consequences of climate. At
the end of the summit, the game will
fast forward to 50 years later and
unveil the projected state of the world
they built.
The players will be able to evaluate
their collective performance in creating
a sustainable world.

48. Thank you!
Ameline Coulombier
Lordculture
Questions? acoulombier@lordculture.com
www.lordculture.com