Flow at COP30
Belém, Brazilian Amazon
The first chapter of Flow came to life at COP30 in Brazil, marking the beginning of a collective journey where music, women, water, and climate action met on a global stage.
What unfolded in Brazil was a living experiment in how art can move institutions, touch hearts, and open new spaces for dialogue around climate justice.
Rehearsals
Before arriving in Belém, the artists gathered in São Paulo to rehearse the performances and record the tracks, with artist director Laima Leyton joining on to help shape and envision the live performances.
Blue Zone
Flow delivered three performances inside the Blue Zone - bringing music into institutional spaces and amplifying Amazonian, women of colour, and gender-diverse voices
Panels & Conversations
Alongside the performances,
Flow hosted panel discussions, creating space for reflection on how music, storytelling, and cultural expression can support climate justice movements.
Beyond the Blue Zone
Belém’s Cultural Spaces
After the Blue Zone, Flow moved into the city with two free shows at Espaço Cultural Apoena and Casa Ninja Amazônia - 2 incredible cultural venues packed with enthusiastic audiences!
Placing Health at the Heart of Climate Action
Climate change is a public health emergency.’
From contaminated water spreading preventable diseases to droughts and floods destroying sanitation systems, healthcare access, and food security, the climate crisis is already a health crisis.
Protecting water, ecosystems, and communities must be central to climate policy — with health outcomes guiding action at every level.
The Flow Project is made possible through the support and collaboration of our partners
Partners
Water remembers.
It is humans who forget.
-Elif Shafak