UNESCO links climate action and cultural heritage at the Hong Kong Culture and Sustainability Conference

26 October 2026

UNESCO has reported on the Hong Kong Culture and Sustainability Conference 2026, known as CU:SU 2026, held in Hong Kong on the theme Alliance for Action. The conference was co-organised by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Culture and Sustainability Centre, and included a field visit to Kat O Island. UNESCO presented its programme Je Create: Culture and Innovation for a Sustainable Future, launched jointly with the Jeju Self-Governing Province of the Republic of Korea in 2026, and its regional initiative Art for Earth: Climate Creativity Lab. The Artist Exchange Series under the programme supports cross-border mobility and peer learning among artists. Artists Lee Ho Gyeong and Kim Hamin of the Republic of Korea presented their work.