Cultural heritage

While Peru's canal systems of the past may have looked similar to those of the present, they functioned in more efficient, flexible ways. The key to adapting to our present and future climate may lie in comprehending how people used it.

Using a historical flood scenario, this study analyzes how urban and population changes in Florence have altered flood risk and resilience, particularly for cultural heritage.

This report presents the findings of a comprehensive assessment of Venice’s cultural heritage resilience, conducted during a workshop held in July 2024.

The Venice Sustainability Foundation published the Disaster Resilience Assessment of the city of Venice, resulting from the MCR2030 cultural heritage addendum workshop in July 2024, with endorsement from the Venice Municipality.

On Qikiqtaruk, off Canada’s Yukon coast, scientists are wielding virtual-reality cameras, 3D models and digital archives to protect the island’s history and culture before it disappears.

Specialised interdisciplinary teams carried out interventions on movable heritage, archives in particular, in response to the terrible floods that hit Valencia on 29 October 2024.

Heat in South-east Asia is unlike anywhere else. Not only are people chronically exposed to the heat in the tropics, but the region’s high humidity also worsens the discomfort. For example, Singapore’s average humidity level is about 82 per cent.

This issue - whose foreword is signed by Krista Pikkat, Director of Culture and Emergencies Entity, Culture Sector, UNESCO - is involving a growing number of experts from the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) States and beyond.