Climate change is threatening an uncalculated number of archaeological sites globally,
totaling perhaps hundreds of thousands of culturally and paleoenvironmentally significant …

In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

Flood risk is a pressing global concern, especially given its intensification by climate
change. Likewise, events in the recent past have highlighted the need to implement …

The cold, wet climate of the Arctic has led to the extraordinary preservation of archaeological
sites and materials that offer important contributions to the understanding of our common …

The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do
not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO and UNEP …

Twenty-first-century global warming poses a significant threat to the cultural heritage of
coastal regions, but the effects of sea-level rise and changing weather patterns will not be …

Climate change challenges cultural heritage management and preservation. Understanding
the barriers that can impede preservation is of paramount importance, as is developing …

In this paper, we summarize how current and projected climate changes are expected to
impact material cultural heritage in Puerto Rico. As case study, we also conducted a spatial …

Hundreds of thousands of significant archaeological and cultural heritage sites (cultural
sites) along the coasts of every continent are threatened by sea level rise, and many will be …

Today, cultural heritage planning and decision-making operate under considerable climate,
political, and financial uncertainties and constraints. Consequently, decision-makers are …