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This rapid scoping review aimed to review, synthesise, and analyse empirical studies that implemented arts-based interventions to promote climate change communication, adaptation, and mitigation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We used the methodological framework for scoping reviews set out by Arksey and O\u2019Malley and systematically searched five major electronic databases using the PRISMA reporting guidelines.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixteen studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in this review. Programmes varied and included environmental art festivals, climate summits, ecological conferences, theater and open-air performances, exhibitions, musical events, fieldtrips, nature conservation and sustainability interventions. Most studies focused on climate change communication, using the arts to raise environmental awareness and translate public health messages more clearly and accessibly. Only four studies focused on climate change adaptation (e.g., arts for coping with climate emotions) and mitigation (e.g., arts for motivating cultural shifts towards low-carbon lifestyles and practices).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Arts-based programmes focusing on climate change adaptation and mitigation are disproportionately low compared to climate change communication, signalling missed opportunities to leverage the benefits of the arts. Arts-based programmes delivered to public and outdoor spaces attracted audiences who were not previously interested in the arts and\/or climate change, demonstrating the capacity of the arts to reach diverse audiences. Analyses of aesthetic qualities in climate-related artwork suggested that awe-inspiring nature depictions that gently motivate reflexive thinking on environmental issues were viewed more positively compared to artwork that instils didacticism and propagandization. The most impactful arts-based programmes combined emotional and cognitive activation\u2014equipping the public with both the emotional investment and the knowledge needed to take collective environmental action, such as engaging with policymakers. Our findings suggest that the arts can help the public move beyond viewing climate change as an abstract concept, towards envisioning the tangible possibility of a different future. We argue that stronger policy integration, sustained research investment, and enhanced cross-sector collaboration are essential to realising the full potential of the arts in advancing climate communication, adaptation and mitigation, and we propose strategies to advance these priorities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1804107","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]],"date-time":"2026-10-07T11:03:58Z","timestamp":1791371038000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Climate change communication, adaptation, and mitigation through the arts: a rapid scoping review"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Zoe","family":"Moula","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Division of Care in Long-Term Conditions, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King\u2019s College London","place":["London, United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marinela","family":"Natsi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King\u2019s College London","place":["London, United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elisabeth","family":"Bahr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jameel Arts & Health Lab, NYU Steinhardt","place":["New York, NY, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sammi","family":"Munson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Environmental Studies & Sciences, Gonzaga University","place":["Spokane, WA, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ian","family":"Garrett","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance, York University","place":["Toronto, ON, Canada"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tarah","family":"Wright","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Earth and Environmental Science, Dalhousie University","place":["Halifax, NS, Canada"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ameer","family":"Shaheed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jameel Arts & Health Lab, NYU Steinhardt","place":["New York, NY, United States"]},{"name":"WHO Regional Office for Europe","place":["Copenhagen, Denmark"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nisha","family":"Sajnani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jameel Arts & Health Lab, NYU Steinhardt","place":["New York, NY, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","volume-title":"Climate Change and Health: Draft Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health","year":"2025"},{"key":"ref2","volume-title":"Land, loss and Liberation: Indigenous Struggles amid the Climate Crisis","author":"Ram","year":"2024"},{"key":"ref3","volume-title":"COP29 Special Report on Climate Change and Health: Health is the Argument for Climate Action","year":"2024"},{"key":"ref4","volume-title":"Zero Regrets: Scaling up Action on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation for Health in the WHO European Region. 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