Climate Emergency Special Interest Group – Jun 2026 meeting
Climate Emergency Special Interest Group meeting Tuesday 30 June 2026 – notes and actions Present: Deborah (Chair), Tony (City of…
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Climate Action
World Heritage UK's Climate Change working group is coordinating information and experiences on how individual sites are experiencing climate change and the work they are doing to adapt or mitigate the impact. This page and the Resources Page provide an area for sites to share best practice, case studies and information as we tackle this global phenomenon together
Climate Action
Our World Heritage Sites are at risk from Climate Change.
Climate change is threatening people, nature and heritage world-wide. In the UK both our natural and cultural World Heritage Sites (WHS) are facing growing risks from the impacts of climate change. Our World Heritage Sites need to adapt to changing weather patterns and global temperature rises.
UNESCO has identified climate change as a major threat to World Heritage. World Heritage UK (WHUK) is working with representatives of World Heritage Sites across the UK to work together to share experiences and learn from one another.
Examples of the impact at WHSs of climate change and case studies of what is being done to overcome these challenges are presented below.
To find out more about the work World Heritage UK is doing in this area contact WHUK’s General Manager on [email protected]
Climate Action Posts
Climate Emergency Special Interest Group – Mar 2026 meeting
Climate Emergency Special Interest Group meeting 17 March 2026 – notes Present: Deborah (Chair), Tony (City of Bath/GSTE WHSs), Helen…
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Climate Emergency Special Interest Group Wed 18 Mar 2025 meeting’s notes and actions Present: Deborah (Chair), Tony (Bath/GSTE/WHUK), Sarah (Fountains/NT),…
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Climate Emergency Special Interest Group 17 Jun 2025 meeting’s notes and actions Present: Deborah (Chair), Tony (Bath/GSTE/WHUK), Sarah (Fountains/NT), Ffion…
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Historic England Advice Note 18 As historic buildings continue to change and evolve, they need to contribute to a greener…
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World Heritage UK has with the Flow Country Partnership, developed a scheme to allow attendees of WHUK events to donate…
Read moreHeritage & Climate Change – Carbon Literacy Project
Carbon Literacy ®: “An awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to…
Read moreSt Kilda – an island on the edge of the climate crisis?
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Read moreNational Trust climate change strategy
The Climate Emergency Special Interest Group facilitated by World Heritage UK, meet on 4th June and welcomed the National Trust’s…
Read moreWHUK Climate Emergency Position Statement
World Heritage UK (WHUK) is an independent organisation representing the 33 UK World Heritage Sites. It does not directly manage…
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