Coastal Connections was established in 2023 following the inclusion of Hurst Castle in Hampshire, on the World Monuments Watch list. The Coastal Connections programme is a joint initiative between World Monuments Fund (WMF) and English Heritage that aims to form a global network of coastal heritage sites by bringing together communities and organisations to share their knowledge and expertise.
Global in scope, the project will enable custodians and managers of coastal heritage sites around the world to learn from each other.
Coastal Connections will develop tools and principles for guiding future management decisions. These range from the construction of sea defenses to citizen science and community engagement for remembering and recording heritage. Crucially, it will also engage with approaches such as “adaptive release” that become necessary when protection becomes unsustainable in the face of climate change. Through the development of its network and resources, Coastal Connections will enable heritage sites to meet the challenges of climate change together.
The programme’s first workshop is on Tuesday 23 January at 4pm (GMT). Tickets are free and can be booked here.
Click here to see details on the workshop.
This workshop is the first of a series. Click here to see what else is coming up.