World Heritage Reports n°22 - 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.

Background

• Introduction
• Overview of climate change

Predicting and managing the impacts of climate change on World Heritage

• Impacts of climate change on natural and cultural World Heritage
• Implications for the World Heritage Convention
• What can be done with respect to climate change and World Heritage?

Strategy to assist States Parties to implement appropriate
management responses

• Preamble: Objectives and requirements
• Preventive actions
• Corrective actions: Management, adaptation, and risk management
• Collaboration, cooperation, and sharing best practices and knowledge
• Legal issues

Conclusion and steps ahead