Gender and Climate Change: A Youth Perspective

This exhibition is organised by the UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty in cooperation with CAPS Unlock, a think tank specialising in policy studies in Central Asia, and the Seraly Kaniyev Research Library of the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University. The exhibition brought together 15 works of young artists from Central Asia aged from 7 to 19 years old, selected from 435 applications as part of the 'Turn It Around! Central Asian Climate-Card Deck ' project, a joint initiative of UNESCO and CAPS Unlock, which will be launched in October 2025.

The exhibition is open to visitors from 12 to 30 September at the Seraly Kaniyev Research Library (105b Aiteke Bi Street, Almaty). The artists' works directly demonstrate how climate change affects everyday life and contributes to gender inequality. For example, one of the paintings by a 19-year-old participant from Kazakhstan is dedicated to the psychological consequences of deforestation, while another, created by a 16-year-old artist from Kyrgyzstan, depicts a mother and child fleeing a flood.

The winning artworks were used in a teaching guide entitled 'Gallery Tour: Climate and Us. Conversations about Climate and Gender,' which will help teachers discuss climate change with their students from a gender perspective. The guide is scheduled to be released in October 2025.

The exhibition aims to draw attention to the impact of climate change and the role of women and girls in finding solutions. The organisers invite teachers, students, journalists and all those interested to visit the exhibition. Entrance is free.