This year’s theme is “Arts, Culture and Heritage” and UCS is helping to raise up climate change in that context. Climate change is probably the fastest-growing threat to African cultural heritage, much of which was left in a parlous position because of the legacies and structural inequalities of past colonial rule. Meanwhile, heritage management in most African nations remains critically under-resourced, and climate change will only make matters worse. The Climate Vulnerability Africa (CVI) Project, is being launched to address the gap that exists in understanding climate impacts on cultural heritage in Africa and to help build capacity amongst the continent’s heritage professionals. Climate resilience capacity buildingNot nearly enough is yet known about the current and potential impacts of climate change on heritage in Africa, including at the 137 UNESCO-designated World Heritage sites.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 24, 2021 21:41 UTC