2022/11/01 by Kathryn Lafrenz Samuels, Ellen J. Platts
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Building materials and conservation #Conservation Techniques and Studies #Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/s0940739122000261
openalex publication_date 2022/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
Abstract This article considers the fiftieth anniversary of the 1972 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Convention in light of climate change, offering a state of the field review of climate responses for World Heritage sites (WHS). Opening with a brief review of UNESCO World Heritage activities around climate change, we then detail the primary impacts and risks that climate change pose for WHS and the reporting and monitoring systems in place to document and track these impacts. Looking forward, we examine the most promising pathways for World Heritage to advance in the domains of climate mitigation, adaptation, climate communication, and climate action.