In a stroke of #ClimateHeritage genius, on 15 March, Historic Environment Scotland is bringing one of the world’s leading climate change communicators to Edinburgh Castle to explore how we can inspire people to take climate action. The program, entitled “Now we have your attention: let’s talk climate action,” promises to break new ground in exploring the cultural heritage opportunities for climate change communication.

Cultural heritage is both impacted by climate change and an important part of strategies for driving climate action.  So, where does the cultural heritage community stand now in terms of engaging on climate change, where do we want to go and how do we get there?  The USA’s Smithsonian Institution is putting the focus squarely on these urgent questions at a two-day symposium entitled ‘Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage Through Climate Change.’ The event will be held 5-6 March 2020 in Washington, DC.