Tools & Resources
Tools and Resources for Climate Action
There are many resources to assist climate action for cultural heritage stakeholders. The resources presented here have been recommended by CAWG members.
Some of these resources are toolkits, while others illuminate the connection between climate action and heritage. You can draw on them to integrate climate action into your work in the heritage profession.
Resources
Year
File name
Description
2022
By ICOMOS Climate Action Working Group on unfair or unequal distribution of climate change impacts and responses, how it relates to heritage practice.
2023
Strategy document describing how ICOMOS will reach its aspiration to become a net-zero organisation by 2030. Approved Oct 2023.
2023
Resolutions adopted at the 2023 General Assembly of ICOMOS on Aug 25, Sep 4, and Sep 8 in Sydney, Australia. This document is Ver. 12 from 13/12/2023.
2023
Resolutions adopted at the 2023 General Assembly of ICOMOS on Aug 25, Sep 4, and Sep 8 in Sydney, Australia. This document is Ver. 12 from 13/12/2023.
2023
Resolutions adopted at the 2023 General Assembly of ICOMOS on Aug 25, Sep 4, and Sep 8 in Sydney, Australia. This document is Ver. 12 from 13/12/2023.
2023
Resolutions adopted at the 2023 General Assembly of ICOMOS on Aug 25, Sep 4, and Sep 8 in Sydney, Australia. This document is Ver. 12 from 13/12/2023.
2022
Reinforcing cultural heritage protection and community resilience through responsible and sustainable tourism management, adopted in Bangkok, Nov 2022
2021
Initiative of ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Working Group, describing Heritage and the 17 SDGs, including policy statements and case studies
2020
Passed at ICOMOS General Assembly 20, online, from 3 to 16 December 2020
2020
Passed at ICOMOS General Assembly 20, online, from 3 to 16 December 2020
2020
30 April 2020 response to 30 March 2020 call for inputs, to inform the Special Rapporteur's report presented at October 2020 ICOMOS General Assembly
2023
Protection of World Heritage sites: climate adaptation, mitigation, resilience building, innovation, research. Adopted 22-23 Nov 2023 (WHC/23/24.GA/8)
2022
From ICOMOS, UNESCO international co-sponsored meeting on "Culture, Heritage, and Climate Change" 6-10 Dec 2021
2023
Symposium (9-10 Nov 2021) on climate change impacts on living heritage. Human practices, representations, expressions, knowledge. Building resilience.
2021
Advocates integrating cultural heritage in Europe's Green Deal, offering policy and stakeholder views. Prepared by Europa Nostra and ICOMOS.
2019
Landmark report connecting cultural heritage and climate, guiding ICOMOS's broad engagement and identifying key themes for action.