How to turn numbers into stories that drive impact?
Discover how to turn climate challenges into powerful, eye-catching visuals that inspire action. This workshop explores the power of data visualization to communicate urgent climate challenges such as stubble burning, landfill management, and air quality. This hands-on workshop will show you how to make complex data easy to understand—and impossible to ignore. Perfect for creatives, researchers, and changemakers, you’ll learn to craft visuals that connect with people and spark real action. Let’s turn numbers into stories that matter!
A major challenge in tackling climate issues is the lack of clear, accessible, and up-to-date information about emissions and their impacts. Outdated data often results in ineffective solutions, while the technical nature of available information makes it difficult for policymakers and the public to understand and act on. This disconnect can hinder meaningful progress.
Climate data visualization has the power to bridge this gap. By turning complex data into clear, engaging visuals, we can highlight urgent challenges such as stubble burning, landfill overflow, and food waste, while also showing the wider effects of climate change on communities, livelihoods, and health. When done thoughtfully, visualizations can raise awareness, inspire action, and motivate decision-makers and citizens to address these pressing issues.
Objective
This workshop focuses on how design can make climate data more intuitive, impactful, and actionable. Participants will explore real-world examples of effective visualizations and learn how to create their own, ensuring messages are clear, accurate, and compelling.
Format
Through hands-on activities, the session will equip participants with practical skills to craft visuals that communicate climate challenges, drive awareness, and inspire action across diverse audiences.
Facilitation
Gurman Bhatia of Revisual Labs.
Partners
This break-out session is part of the Super Pollutants programme with Global Methane Hub.