The Lower Otter Restoration Project in Translation
Mapping creative responses to adapting landscapes in the Lower Otter Estuary, Devon
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AHRC IAA-funded Project The Lower Otter Restoration Project in Translation considers how cultural production and intercultural dialogue can communicate climate adaptation projects to a broader audience. Dr Natália Pinazza, in partnership with the Environment Agency, mapped and collected creative responses to The Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP), a pioneering climate adaptation project launched in March 2024 in Budleigh Salterton. Because LORP speaks to global concerns, particularly flood prevention, The Lower Otter Restoration Project in Translation also explored the role of the intercultural dialogue between the UK and Brazil when transmitting knowledge and expertise acquired in climate adaptation projects.
The project’s exhibition garnered attention and has been published in local media outlets such as Devon Live and Exmouth Journal. The exhibition testified to the impact of climate adaptation projects on the local community and wildlife in the region. It also showed how local artists registered the transformations engendered by the project and documented these changes through songs, textile art, illustrations, and photography.
The Project enhanced the educational portfolio and embedded UN Sustainable Development Goals in the curriculum by introducing the Lower Otter Restoration Project in the syllabus of the final-year module “Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures”. The Project’s prototype app was also tested by students of the module Green Planet in the MSc Global Sustainability Solutions programme at the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy.