Exploring Climate Change Adaptations for Coastal and Underwater Archaeology with the ADAPT Tool

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "UN Decade for Ocean Science's Heritage Network: Historical Archaeology's Contribution", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The transition from understanding climate change vulnerability to developing possible adaptation strategies for coastal and underwater archaeological sites is challenging. Constrained resources, compliance pathways, meaningful stakeholder engagement, and the risk of maladaptation are factors for consideration, as are the needs for urgency, decision-making, and action. Here, we offer a conceptual framework and guide to integrate climate adaptation science and cultural heritage practice to develop and evaluate a range of adaptation strategies for coastal and underwater archaeological sites, categorized as Acclimate, Dislocate, Abandon, Protect, and Tell the Story (ADAPT) approaches. This tool and process is intended to aid archaeologists and cultural resource managers in developing and selecting possible adaptation actions, responding to data revealed by vulnerability assessments, and critically integrating broad management intention and constraints, and stakeholder co-production.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2024   •
• UN Decade for Ocean Science's Heritage Network: Historical Archaeology's Contribution

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Contact(s): Nicole Haddow