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Fluid Futures

In 2020, the Point examines how our cultural and sociopolitical systems are implicated in climate change, and what actions the arts industry can take. Below, Nadia Christidi discusses what artistic imaginaries can contribute to climate-change solutions.

Over the past five months, I have been studying water planning in Dubai. I have considered the potential impacts of climate change on water and the future of the resource as it is being imagined and prepared for by policymakers, engineers, and scientists, while also grappling with proposals

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