Living heritage in a changing climate: challenges, solutions and opportunities

Megarry, William (2023) Living heritage in a changing climate: challenges, solutions and opportunities. In: ICOMOS Scientific Symposium 2021 - Living heritage and climate change, 9-10 November 2021, online. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier]

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This paper will discuss the important topics of climate change and living heritage. This is a very relevant and timely subject. When delivered in October 2021, the leaders of nearly 200 countries were meeting in Glasgow for the 26th conference of parties (COP) where they will attempt to find consensus on meaningful climate action. Since then, the 27th COP has met and concluded in Egypt. It can be hard not to be somewhat skeptical about what are achieved at these events as discussions are increasing focused on what richer countries must sacrifice. But like many others who heard world leaders from the global south and small island developing states (SIDS), it was hard not to be moved by their lived experience of climate change and its impacts on daily life in many parts of the world. Many of these responses did not refer to economic impacts or nationally defined contributions. Rather, they focused on the loss of identity and culture as people’s homes are inundated by rising waters. Places which anchor them to this planet, ironically being set afloat. And so, culture is at the heart of this topic and living culture and this paper will explore some of the ways it intersects with the climate crisis. The symposium is exploring how climate change will affect understanding, assessing and managing places directly or tangibly associated with events, or living traditions with ideas or beliefs and artistic and literary works? This relates to the operational guidelines of the World Heritage Convention which describes these as being directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. [Introduction]

Type:	Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier (Article)
Auteurs:	Auteurs E-mail Megarry, William NON SPECIFIÉ
Langues:	English
Mots-clés libres:	climate change; intangible heritage; cultural landscapes; risk management; evaluations; conservation projects; case studies; World Heritage; social aspects
Sujets:	E. CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 07. Gestion E. CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 09. Aspects économiques et sociaux de la conservation G. DEGRADATION > 03. Changement climatique G. DEGRADATION > 05. Prévention de la dégradation H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 06. Paysages culturels H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 17. Patrimoine culturel immatériel
Comité national de l’ICOMOS:	ICOMOS International
Collections spéciales:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale:	2021 Advisory Committee Scientific Symposium
Déposé par:	ICOMOS DocCentre
Date de dépôt:	31 août 2023 10:17
Dernière modification:	31 août 2023 10:17
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/3053

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