How can new digital and analogue formats help convey climate change adaptation strategies in a more effective and personal wayy at local and regional levels?
The focus is on innovative approaches that do more than just inform—they aim to create a sense of personal connection and motivate people to take action. Examples include immersive installations or applications that use satellite data, high-resolution gigapixel imagery, and data visualizations. Equally important is storytelling that ties these issues to people’s everyday lives and local environments.
The goal is to foster empathy for environmental change, reduce psychological defense mechanisms, and highlight concrete options for action.
Climate Change Adaptation / Norbert Rainer, Robert Meisner, Anne-Sophie Bauer, Ina Badics / Ars Electronica Solutions, Chris Bruckmayr / Ars Electronica Solutions - Photo: Robert Bauernhansl
Panel Discussion
Climate Change Adaptation
New Tools and Strategies for Local and Regional Action
Norbert Rainer (AT), Robert Meisner (DE), Anne-Sophie Bauer (AT), Ina Badics (AT) / Ars Electronica Solutions, Chris Bruckmayr (AT) / Ars Electronica Solutions
POSTCITY, First Floor, Ars Electronica Solutions Exhibition
Fri 5. Sep 2025
13:00
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13:45
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DE
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FREE / No Ticket
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Photo: Robert Bauernhansl
Ars Electronica Solutions
Ars Electronica Solutions conceptualises, designs and implements interactive, multi-sensory experiences for temporary and permanent exhibitions, brand landscapes, trade fairs, and events. The operational and creative arm of Ars Electronica develops customised projects for international clients and transforms ideas into immersive digital experiences. Whether through interactive installations, impressive visuals, or immersive storytelling—messages are brought to life in an extraordinary way with artistry, ambition, and playful elements and inspire amazement.
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Photo: Norbert Rainer
Norbert Rainer
Since 2021, he has been Managing Director of Climate Alliance Upper Austria, and since 2022 also of Climate Alliance Austria. Previously, he served as Climate Protection Officer in the office of Regional Minister Rudi Anschober and led projects such as “WeFair,” Climate Alliance for Businesses, and Green Events. His main areas of work include political strategy, project development, cooperation with partner organizations, and public relations. He is a member of the National Climate Protection Committee and the Upper Austrian Climate Council and has participated as a delegate in five UN Climate Conferences (COP 15, 21–24). Voluntarily, he co-founded the first e-car-sharing association in Upper Austria and is active in local sustainability initiatives.
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Photo: vog.photo
Robert Meisner
Robert Meisner studied geo-sciences at the University of Munich and holds a PhD from the mathematics faculty of the Free University of Berlin in geo-scientific data visualization. He worked at Stanford University in California, University College London and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) before joining the European Space Agency in Frascati, Italy. Meisner has over 30 years of experience in Earth observation from space and has contributed to several space missions. Currently, he is responsible for ESA Earth observation communication and for the exhibition center Φ-Experience at ESA’s establishment in Frascati, Italy.
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Photo: Anne-Sophie Bauer
Anne-Sophie Bauer
Anne-Sophie Bauer has been a Member of the Upper Austrian State Parliament since 2021, where she is responsible for climate protection, environmental protection, youth, and security. Her focus lies on climate justice—because climate policy is ultimately social policy. Public transport, affordable energy, or the possibility of a good life in a changing world—these issues concern not only our planet, but each and every one of us. For Anne-Sophie, climate protection is not about “hugging trees,” but about concrete policies for a fair, safe, and climate-neutral future. She became politically active at the age of 18 with the Young Greens, driven by the goal of combating structural inequalities and amplifying young voices in politics.
