Studio Orta

On October 12, 2015 representatives of some 100 States from around the world, as well as international organizations, NGOs and academics, came together as part of the Nansen Initiative Global Consultation, to endorse a document called the Protection Agenda, which addresses the needs of people displaced across international borders in the context of disasters, including the effects of climate change. To accompany the process, academics from the University of the Arts London curated the exhibition 'Displacement', seeking to provide a dynamic public interface and heighten awareness of the key issues and challenges facing the urgent need to recognise the rights of displaced people across the world due to slow and sudden-onset disasters, many of which are exacerbated by climate change.

Antarctica World Passport Office formed an integrated cultural component of the Nansen Initiative consultative process, foregrounding art practice and research as a methodology to add critical value to the process. The exhibition was hosted by the Swiss Ambassador and the State Secretary of Norway in the Sicli Pavillon, Geneva and Antarctica World Passports were delivered to the 350 delegates present. For further information see COP21.