Resilient Cultural Heritage and Climate Change will explore how cultural heritage can be protected and sustained in the face of climate change, while also demonstrating how heritage can offer practical, place-based solutions for resilience and adaptation.
The event will feature the UK National Commission for UNESCO’s Climate Change and UNESCO Heritage Project, including insights from the project team at Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site. Their work along the Wall is helping to understand how climate change is affecting historic landscapes, communities and heritage assets, and how local partners can plan for a more resilient future.
Cultural heritage is increasingly vulnerable to climate-driven risks, including extreme weather, flooding, heat, coastal change and other environmental pressures. At the same time, heritage places, practices and communities hold vital knowledge, skills and relationships that can support climate resilience, adaptation and more sustainable futures.
Through policy insights, real-world case studies, and forward-looking research partnerships, the session will examine how cultural heritage can play a stronger role in climate action at the local, national, and global levels. It will highlight innovative approaches to safeguarding cultural traditions, protecting historic assets and strengthening community identity in a changing climate.
Event details
Date: Wednesday 24 June 2026
Time: 10:00–11:30
Location: Online
Part of: London Climate Action Week 2026
Partners
The event is organised by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the UK National Commission for UNESCO, the British Council and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
