International Efforts to Engage with Climate Based Threats to Cultural Heritage

Summary

As climate change threats to cultural heritage become more apparent a range of responses is emerging across the globe. This session will discuss examples of different approaches to this problem in areas outside of the United States. While white papers and policy statements will be discussed the main focus will be on 'on the ground' programs that are monitoring, and/or implementing mitigation and adaptation actions to protect cultural heritage around the world. Examples, from Europe, South America and the Arctic and Asia will be included. This paper aims to put actions taking place in the US and in Europe in a larger global context. The content of this paper arises out of an ongoing survey of international efforts to combat climate change threats to cultural heritage taking place within the Climate Change Response Program of the US National Parks Service.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)   •
• Heritage Tools for Tackling Climate Change

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