Title: Climate change and world heritage : report on predicting and managing the impacts of climate change on world heritage and strategy to assist states parties to implement appropriate management responses

Authors: Colette, Augustin

Place: Paris

Publisher: UNESCO. World heritage centre

Year: 2007

Journal: World heritage reports

Volume: 22

PAGE: --

Subject: Culture for Development Directory

Keywords: cultural heritage, historic sites and monuments, cultural property preservation, climatic change

Abstract: The significant challenges which climate change poses to World Heritage sites can not be effectively dealt with by one organization alone. It calls for a collective response. The World Heritage Convention can be an effective mechanism for mobilizing such support from relevant organizations.

URL: http://whc.unesco.org/documents/publi_wh_papers_22_en.pdf

Document type: Portal