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Articles | Volume 3, issue 2
Articles | Volume 3, issue 2
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23 Dec 2020
Research article |  | 23 Dec 2020

Creative practice as a tool to build resilience to natural hazards in the Global South

Anne F. Van Loon, Imogen Lester-Moseley, Melanie Rohse, Phil Jones, and Rosie Day

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The Global South is vulnerable to natural hazards like floods and droughts, but creativity could support community preparedness. We mapped 267 papers that use a variety of art forms. They aim to raise the public's awareness or instigate adaptation by participants. In our pilot in South Africa, community members developed stories about preparing for future drought. This led to an imagination of future events, conversations about adaptation, intergenerational exchange, and increased awareness.
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