UPRI-RCW Director Glecy C. Atienza participated in the National Institute of Health CAFÉ Public Narratives Workshop held from April to May 2025. “AHA It’s Climate Change”, a catchphrase conceptualized and presented by the RCW Director at the CORD Creative Communication Workshop in February 2025, was developed into “AHA” or “Anticipate, Habitize, Act now” through the workshop.
The catchphrase stemmed from Director Atienza’s original catchphrase for resilience, “Gawing Gawi ang Katatagan”, which she has been exploring through arts-based research since 2023.
Through four intensive sessions, 25 participants from various disciplines and regions worldwide were engaged in developing their stories, with the goal of pushing for climate change advocacy.
The facilitators CAFÉ research Coordinating Center of the National Institute of Health Climate Change and Health Initiative based at the Boston University’s School of Public Health and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
This opportunity was facilitated through the support of the Center for Climate and Health Global Research for Disasters, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, to aid the mainstreaming of anticipatory action for climate change concerns. (GCA)