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Thailand: Conference on climate change and cultural heritage

The International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Thailand on 18-20 November 2013 addressed the issues of climate change and the threat it poses to cultural heritage.

“While it is acknowledged that climate change is a major issue that impacts negatively on the environment and has subsequent consequences in relation to increased flooding, drought, rising temperatures, energy supplies, food supplies, social structures including migration, lack of resources leading to increased conflict, poverty, and other social ills; rarely is the impact of climate change on cultural heritage – both tangible and intangible – addressed. This conference aims to make explicit the link between climate change and the threat it poses to cultural heritage and to highlight the importance of adopting disaster risk reduction strategies.”

International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Disaster Risk Reduction
Venue: Windsor Suites Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Date: November 18, 2013 – November 20, 2013
Website: seameo-spafa.org

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