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Adaptation and resilience in changing change and effect on cultural heritage

What is climate change? According to the UN, climate change is defined as a long-term change in temperature and weather that can be caused by natural forces or solar radiation and hurts natural capital and the surrounding ecosystem.

'Causes of climate change As mentioned above, climate change is caused by anthropogenic activities that overexploit natural capital without considering its negative impacts and thinking about future generations only to meet current human needs. Therefore, the main source of climate change is the extraction and use of fossil fuels such as gas, crude oil, and coal. In addition, there are emissions generated by manufacturing industries such as plastics, paints, cement, electronics, construction, and other manufactured goods that people use every day. In addition, there is deforestation due to the need for wood and natural forest fires. d ''' The impacts of climate change''

The emissions caused by these anthropogenic activities in the ecosystem cause the formation of green gases such as CO, CO, NOx, H2, SO2, CHFC, and volatile compounds that deplete the ozone layer and cause a temperature rise. These causes will be associated with negative ecosystem impacts such as:

1) Intense rains causing flooding that will affect infrastructures, finances, and human losses 2) The melting of snow at the North and South Poles of the planet will result in sea level rise affecting human life and deterioration of the infrastructure. 3)It will affect life and biotic extinction, and it will also affect abiotic. 4)Pollution of water, soil, and air will increase, associated with a loss of biodiversity and agricultural consequences for food chains.

Impact of climate change on cultural heritage.

What is cultural heritage? As defined by Kenneth G. Willis, cultural heritage is both tangible and intangible artifacts that belong to society and are inherited from one generation to the next. It can include artistic works, buildings, archaeological and historical artifacts, monuments, music, literature, historical places, social customs, traditions, and practices of the aesthetic and spiritual beliefs that characterize those who belong to society

As we have already seen, climate change is affecting all of the planet's natural capital, with cultural heritage not far behind.

The major impacts of climate change on cultural heritage are:

1) Fires as a result of temperature rise that will destroy or damage natural heritage such as national parks, historical sites, and others.

2) Floods that will destroy museums and other natural sites and their collections

3) Snowmelt that will affect the World Heritages direct or directly

4) The drought that will lead to the death of biodiversity or extinction

5) The pollution that will affect monuments and other painted artifacts

6) The rise in temperature that will degrade the collection inside and outside museums or other specialized collection stores

7) Loss of financial support for cultural heritage due to prioritization of climate change challenges

9) Loss of staff and other personnel for Heritage work.

'The adaptation and resilience cultural heritage on climate change According to the EU, climate adaptation is the process of adapting to actual or expected climate change and its impacts, by understanding the causes and trying to mitigate them by protecting people and reducing the impacts on the ecosystem.

To be on the same level as other stakeholders concerned about climate change, culture professionals, ministries, public and private institutions and other NGOs involved with protecting cultural heritage need to adapt and be resilient to climate change. It is better to consider: 1)Disaster Risk Management for the Conservation of Cultural significance 2)Follow up updated information from meteorological agencies 3)Protect and care collection and sites as better as they can 4) Improving research for climate change and environmental impacts to be able to comply with challenges 5) Improve the institution both in personnel and financially