Climate change impacts on cultural heritage: Facing the challenge

THEMES

Themes

Theme 1. Climate change and its impacts on cultural heritage

Manmade climate change impacts on monuments, cultural landscapes, tangible and intangible cultural heritage, case studies and analyses: e.g. extreme weather events (floods, landslides, fires, etc.), sea level rise and wave activity in coastal monuments, erosion due to extreme temperature changes, chemical erosion, economic and social aspects of impact, reports.

Theme 2. Best practices and policy responses

Best practices and policy responses for the protection of cultural heritage from the effects of climate change by presenting best practices, successful examples and modern technologies from Greece and internationally, examining the institutional framework, mitigation and adaptation strategies, means of implementation of policies and measures, awareness and education.