Climate Heritage Network at Climate Week New York

This year led by Andrew Potts the Founder of Climate Heritage Network (CHN)¹ will celebrate the  artistic  collaboration between Africa Climate Week, Climate Week New York and UNGA Healing Arts Week with  a cultural event hosted by Broome street art gallery in SOHO, NY.

Where: Broome Street Art Gallery
Date: September 24, 2025
Time: 6pm to 10 pm  
Address: 519 Broome Street New York, NY 10013

This event is open to the public so art lovers can view the videos of the nine art shows  that were collectively featured in three back-to-back climate events in Ethiopia and the US to remember "I would emphasize that Culture is not a passive victim of climate change; Culture is an active driver of solutions" explained by Isaac Eseet, Regional Coordinator for the Climate Heritage Network's Africa and Arab States Secretariat.²

These art shows that are Climate Week New York and Africa Climate Week events are as follows:

Ocean and River Lovers by Selva Ozelli for Havre de Grace Maritime Museum https://www.climateweeknyc.org/events/ocean-river-lovers-selva-ozelli-climate-week-nyc* (Africa Climate Week Event)

Orcas & Glaciers by Selva Ozelli for CUHK Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change, National Lighthouse Museum, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University: https://www.climateweeknyc.org/events/orcas-glaciers-selva-ozelli-cwny* (Africa Climate Week Event)

Paradise by Ian Hutton and Selva Ozelli for Lord Howe Island Museum: https://www.climateweeknyc.org/events/paradise-ian-hutton-selva-ozelli

Stories of City Birds by Semine Hazar, Fatma Kadir, Selva Ozelli and Ilhan Sayin for Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: https://www.climateweeknyc.org/events/stories-city-birds-art-show-semine-hazar-fatma-kadir-selva-ozelli-ilhan-sayin* (Africa Climate Week Event)

Healing Waters by Selva Ozelli for Havre de Grace Maritime Museum and Lixian Art Museum in Shandong: https://www.climateweeknyc.org/events/healing-waters-selva-ozelli-lixian-art-museum-shandong-china

The Melting Age by Alfons Rodriguez, Fatma Kadir and Selva Ozelli for National Lighthouse Museum, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University https://www.climateweeknyc.org/events/melting-age-art-show

Our Power Our Planet by Sharon Field, Semine Hazar, Fatma Kadir, Shaq Koyok, Selva Ozelli and Ilhan Sayin for Queens Botanical Garden and Havre de Grace Maritime Museum https://www.climateweeknyc.org/events/our-power-our-planet-art-show-cwny

New York’s Lighthouses by Semine Hazar and Barbara Todd for National Lighthouse Museum https://www.climateweeknyc.org/events/new-yorks-lighthouses* (Africa Climate Week Event)

Climate Heritage Network also has several United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)  Healing Arts Week (September 20 -26)³ art shows as follows:

The Melting Age by Alfons Rodriguez, Fatma Kadir and Selva Ozelli for National Lighthouse Museum and Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University: https://www.healingartsnewyork.org/events?q=the%20melting%20age

New York’s Lighthouses by Semine Hazar and Barbara Todd for National Lighthouse Museum https://www.healingartsnewyork.org/events/lighthouses-of-new-york* (Africa Climate Week Event) 

Our Power Our Planet by Sharon Field, Semine Hazar, Fatma Kadir, Shaq Koyok, Selva Ozelli and Ilhan Sayin for Queens Botanical Garden and Havre de Grace Maritime Museum https://www.healingartsnewyork.org/events/our-power-our-planet-art-show

Africa Climate Week

Organized by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) and hosted by Ethiopia the Second Africa Climate Week took place in Addis Ababa. It served as a continental platform to discuss practical solutions and foster collaboration for Africa's climate resilience and green economic development. The Second Africa Climate Summit had a theme of "Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa's Resilient and Green Development". 

The event brought together African leaders, policymakers, youth, civil society, private sector, women, communities and global partners to accelerate solutions for a resilient and green future. And spotlighted two strategic pillars: showcasing Africa-led Climate Solutions and unlocking climate finance. The key thematic areas included nature-based solutions, renewable energy, sustainable food systems, e-mobility, green cities, climate finance, green investment and indigenous knowledge in order to change the narrative of Africa as not only as a frontline region of climate impacts, but as a powerhouse of global climate solutions.

The Climate Heritage Network Secretariat –Africa and Arab States Region held a side event at Africa Climate Week representing one of the five regions of the Network. Andrew Potts, Founder of CHN explained “The culture events at Africa Climate Summit: I joined the second one, which featured an impressive array of ministers & mayors, artists & librarians & more. Thanks to CHN members ICOMOS, IFLA & ICLEI on great content & congratulations to the CHN Africa region for coordinating this tour de force in Addis Ababa! As Monica Mensah Danquah said, culture is central not peripheral to climate action!”

1. https://www.trvst.world/climate-change/where-cultural-heritage-meets-sustainability/
2. https://www.trvst.world/climate-change/interview-isaac-eseet/
3. https://www.healingartsnewyork.org/