Film and video · OTCA
Atlas of Hydroclimatic Vulnerability of the Amazon Region, for OTCA
A three-language animation presenting to the eight Amazonian countries the first official atlas on droughts, floods and climate vulnerability in the region.
- Client
- OTCA
- Year
- 2021
- Territory
- Amazon Basin in OTCA's eight member countries
- Format
- Motion graphics animation in Spanish, with Portuguese and English subtitles
- Funding
- GEF Amazonas Project, with UNEP and GEF
The challenge
After five years of research, OTCA's GEF Amazonas Project launched the Atlas of Hydroclimatic Vulnerability of the Amazon Region, the first official document with data from all eight Amazonian countries on droughts and floods. Its 60 thematic maps show, for example, that floods account for half the disasters in the region. The study needed to reach decision-makers as a management tool, not as a warning, in a light, formal video with no border lines on the maps.
What we did
What we delivered
- Counter-brief
- Narration script
- Storyboard
- Animation with maps
- Narrated version in Spanish
- Subtitled versions in Portuguese and English
Working from the Atlas policy brief, we wrote a script that situates the Amazon, explains the concept of hydroclimatic vulnerability, presents the main findings and ends with the five strategic actions the study proposes, such as a regional monitoring network and early warning systems for extreme events.
We developed the storyboard with the OTCA team, animated maps and data in motion graphics and delivered the version narrated in neutral Spanish, with Portuguese and English subtitles reviewed for scientific terminology.
Outcome
The video was delivered in three languages for the Atlas launch and OTCA's channels, and opened a series of animations for the organization.
