Issues around the loss of coastal heritage due to climate change and how these can be effectively addressed in policy will be discussed during a major conference taking place at the University of East Anglia (UEA) next week.
The conference will discuss a range of pressing issues including how behavioural science can inform choices about what should be saved and how archaeological landscapes are valued, to the human cost of heritage loss and the role art and exhibitions play in addressing ecological crisis.
Heritage takes many forms, and includes physical artifacts, buildings and ecosystems, but also the rich cultural and social aspects of people’s lives that are passed down the generations.
Despite the growing realisation that heritage losses due to climate change will be significant in coming decades, current global policies rarely include heritage in their assessments. For example, heritage is hardly mentioned in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals or routinely included in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments or special reports.
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