Everyday, humble, messy
Community-led repair work is an often-overlooked aspect of place-based responses to climate change and efforts to mitigate the costs of climate-induced loss and damage.
The escalating global frequency and severity of extreme weather events means that the time and public resources available for formal recovery efforts are increasingly under pressure. Climate-related disaster and severe weather are predicted to cost trillions over the coming decades. However, even with these large outlays, we know funding is not enough.
Repair in the face of climate change takes many forms. It includes organising the repair of vital infrastructure, cleaning-up and restoring damaged places, but also providing informal care, rebuilding community connections, and preparing (physically and mentally) for future disasters. The specific repair needed, and priorities of that repair, differ across diverse communities and after distinct events. It is only by examining repair practices in these local contexts that we can begin to understand their role, and to fully realise their potential, to support communities.
Slite
Between 2025- 2028 Konstfrämjandet Gotland will work together with the Department of TEMA Environmental Change at Lindköping University with a focus on our projects in Slite, as part of a comparative study across Australia, Sweden and the UK. funded by The Australian Research Council.