Cultural heritage

Next to some of the priciest real estate in the world, the Shinnecock Nation refuses to merely retreat from its vulnerable shoreline.

Asunción hosted on 6 August the presentation of the initial results of the project ‘Design and implementation of the Risk Management Plan for the Jesuit Missions of Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangüe, World Heritage site in Paraguay’.

Virtual reality can be useful to create immersive simulations of cultural heritage sites: from the documentation in support of disaster planning, restoration, and education, to the elaboration of safeguarding plans for cultural heritage.

Climate change and extreme weather events pose a real risk to the world's heritage sites - a stark reality laid bare by the recent wildfire in Jasper, Alta.

Climate-induced disasters are forcing people to migrate out of mountainous areas, and in the process their languages and cultures are being profoundly affected

The main objective of this study is to identify relevant flood vulnerability indicators (FLOVIs) that could be the basis for developing an indicator-based method dedicated to cultural heritage.

While the tragic deaths came to be the focus of much of the media coverage, there were many other dimensions of Hajj 2024. But, of late, the Saudi government’s management of this gathering has been criticized.

Delving into the intricate relationship between culture, identity and disaster preparedness and response, this report highlights the importance of integrating cultural considerations into disaster risk reduction & disaster response work.