The impacts of climate change including related disasters, such as wildfires and sea level rise, are increasingly raising a question about how best to save cultural heritage.
The flooded St. Mark's Square on Nov. 15, 2019, in Venice, two days after the city suffered a high tide.Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images
In November 2019, floods endangered historical treasures and buildings. And earlier this year, the city suffered from an opposite problem when severe drought made it impossible for the gondolas to pass through some of the city's canals. "The combined effects of human induced and natural changes are causing deterioration and damage to build structures and urban areas, and threaten the integrity of the cultural, environmental and landscape attributes and values of the property," UNESCO wrote in its report recommending Venice be designated as endangered.
But the level of attention the media has paid to the destruction of historic sites on Maui in the recent wildfires, and the ongoing discussions around UNESCO's bid to include Venice to its list of endangered world heritage sites, suggests human-created climate change and cultural heritage might have more to do with each other than previously thought.
Another reason it's taken a while for cultural heritage to figure in climate change conversations is because of a limited understanding of what cultural heritage is – and why it even matters when so many more serious losses to lives, homes and livelihoods occur as climate change-related disasters hit.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Quebec’s Strong Film Community Flexes at Fests With Venice Winner ’Humanist Vampire,’ ‘Solo’ ‘Kanaval’TORONTO: “Humanist Vampire,” “Solo” Heat Up Market for Toronto’s Quebec Feature Slate By Jennie Punter Toronto has long been a go-to place for Quebec filmmakers to launch new work, connect directly…
Weiterlesen »
What to Watch this week: 'The Morning Show' and 'A Haunting in Venice'What to Watch this week: Wake up to 'The Morning Show' and catch a fright with 'A Haunting in Venice.' Plus, Gael Garcia Bernal is a gay wrestler in Cassandro, the MTV Video Music Awards, and more picks.
Weiterlesen »
| ‘A Haunting in Venice’: Branagh’s Poirot returns in moody mysteryAgatha Christie’s famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a murder in director Kenneth Branagh’s gloomy whodunit with a vivid supporting cast.
Weiterlesen »
A Haunting In Venice Producer Explains How Kenneth Branagh Adds To Hercule PoirotKenneth Branagh’s insight into Hercule Poirot.
Weiterlesen »
When Will A Haunting In Venice Release On Streaming?Hercule Poirot's new mystery begins in theaters.
Weiterlesen »
A Haunting In Venice Cinematographer Teases A Darker Crime In The New MovieA Haunting In Venice's horror is the crime itself.
Weiterlesen »