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CIFAL York - Climate Change Emergencies & Cultural Heritage Speaker Series

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Deadline
Type
Public Lecture
Location
Web-based
Date
to
Duration
18 Days
Programme Area
Decentralize Cooperation Programme
Website
https://www.yorku.ca/cifal/heritage
Price
$0.00
Event Focal Point Email
cifaldirector@yorku.ca
Partnership
CIFAL York
Heritage Ottawa
World Heritage Catalysis

Background

Climate change has established impacts and relationship with national and world heritage sites. Climate change is causing significant environmental changes where most heritage sites are situated. Climate change is also causing increase in frequency and intensity of extreme climate events. Emergency management (EM) is often taught in the context of community, provincial, national, and international emergencies. There is currently a gap in disaster and emergency management (DEM) education and training when it comes to cultural heritage as one of the most vulnerable environments and structures, particularly with respect to climate change impacts and emergencies. Emergencies affect historic sites differently and require unique approaches to EM efforts. Different plans and strategies have been implemented by UNESCO and other international and national agencies to conserve these valuable assets in their specific environmental conditions. This speaker series aims to address some of these topics through knowledge and experience sharing. 

 

CIFAL York also aims to mobilize existing knowledge and capacities in climate change and cultural heritage and develop some training and education

Event Objectives

The key goals and objectives of this speaker series are: 

  • To provide a platform for sharing knowledge and experiences related to climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • To create a community of practitioners, researchers, and educators interested in climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • To provide attendees with practical information and tools that they can use to examine the climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • To understand how different agencies manage climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • To foster collaboration and networking among attendees, speakers and stakeholders interested in climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • To stay up-to-date with the latest research, developments and practices on climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

Content and Structure

The key goals and objectives of this speaker series are: 

  • To provide a platform for sharing knowledge and experiences related to climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • To create a community of practitioners, researchers, and educators interested in climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • To provide attendees with practical information and tools that they can use to examine the climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • To understand how different agencies manage climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • To foster collaboration and networking among attendees, speakers and stakeholders interested in climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • To stay up-to-date with the latest research, developments and practices on climate change impacts on cultural heritage. 

  • Session 1: 

    Global Assessment of the World and National Heritage Sites to Climate Change & Extreme Events 

    Session 2: 

    The Impacts of Climate Change on Traditional Cultural Heritage: Case of Helmand River Basin in Sistan (Eastern Iran) 

    Session 3: 

    Withstanding Change; Heritage Amongst Climate Uncertainty 

    Session 4: 

    Climate Action and Cultural Heritage connection: a synopsis of International efforts to strengthen the connection 

    Session 5: 

    Adapting to Change: Overview of the Climate Emergency impacting UNESCO World Heritage 

    Session 6: 

    Climate Change in Heritage Places: Parks Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Workshops 

    Session 7 

    Cultural Heritage and Climate Change Challenges: A Multi-Actor Perspective from Coastal Areas in North Wales, United Kingdom 

    Session 8 

    Spatial Vulnerability Assessment to Climate Threats in World Heritage Cities 

     

    Session 9 

    Architectural biographies of resilience: An inquiry into the significance of historic adaptations for sustainable conservation 

    Session 10 

    Building a climate resilient heritage future together: Inclusive and participatory processes for impact assessment and climate adaptation planning of coastal heritage 

    Session 11 

    World Heritage Tourism Futures: Enhancing Communities Adaptive and Transformative Capacity through Collaborative Finance 

    Session 12 

    Climate Change and Cultural Heritage in Germany: Current Perspectives and Responses 

    Session 13 

    Destination resilience challenges facing African World Heritage sites: Applying Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation approaches to Tourism Planning and Management 

    Session 14 

    It’s About People: Anchoring the Stewardship of Land and History in a Vision for the Future 

    Session 15 

    Inconsistency of national and international policy with sustainable development and heritage conservation 

    Session 16 

    “It’s not so much about what we do, as it is about how we do it”- Management Responses to Climate Change Impacts on Archaeological Sites in the Northwest Territories, Canada 

    Session 17 

    Enhancing Disaster Resilience on the Texas Gulf Coast: A framework for Historic Places of Worship and their Communities 

    Session 18 

    Localizing Global Imperatives: Cultural Heritage and Climate Change at the Municipal Leve​l 

Methodology

Experts in the field present their research and work on their chosen topic. The presentations are followed by a moderated Q&A session to discuss what has been presented with those in attendance. 

Targeted Audience

  • Executives and leaders 

  • Cultural heritage professionals 

  • Cultural heritage managers and policymakers 

  • Graduate and undergraduate students 

  • Professors and researchers