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A new study has listed the 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites most at risk from climate change, and emphasized the urgent need for the cultural sector to take action.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Oct 2024
A new study has listed the 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites most at risk from climate change, and emphasized the urgent need for the cultural sector to take action.
The study, first reported in The Art Newspaper, was conducted by climate risk firm Climate X. Its authors assessed all 1,223 UNESCO sites globally, using modeling to predict how various climate hazards-such as tropical cyclones, extreme heat, and flooding-will impact these sites over the next century.
The site most vulnerable to climate change is Indonesia's ninth-century Subak irrigation system, threatened by drought, extreme heat, and flooding. Other significant sites on the list include France's decorated Cave of Pont d'Arc, home to some of the most well-preserved figurative drawings in the world, which is at risk from flooding and landslides, and the Sydney Opera House.
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