08/12/2025
As the cultural climate community reflects on the outcomes of in Belém, Brazil, we wanted to share how Mudland has been contributing to the broader We Make Tomorrow movement — a collective effort shaped by the knowledge, creativity, and leadership of communities across continents.
Over the past years, our founder and We Make Tomorrow Champion, Syed Jazib Ali, has taken part in conversations that explore how culture and Indigenous storytelling can strengthen climate action. His lived experience from the Himalayan Indigenous communities of Kashmir continues to inform our commitment to ensuring that conflict-affected and ecologically fragile regions are present within global climate discussions.
From the early groundwork around culture-based climate action at COP28 in Dubai, to joining the Julie’s Bicycle Cultural Climate Action delegation at COP29 in Baku (supported by the European Cultural Foundation’s Culture of Solidarity Fund), to reflecting on cultural organising during Art + Climate Week in London — our role has been to help strengthen the narrative for culture-led climate justice.
Through Mudland’s work at the intersection of climate, culture, and democracy, we are proud to stand alongside artists, Indigenous leaders, youth groups, cultural institutions, and civil society partners who are pushing for climate policy that recognises culture as a structural force, not an afterthought. The momentum seen at COP30 is the result of many hands and many stories moving in alignment, and we look forward to continuing this work alongside the movement.
