Strengthening synergies between culture and climate science in the common fight against climate change was at the centre of the first ever meeting organised jointly by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) from 6 to 10 December 2021.The virtual International Co-sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage and Climate Change. The meeting brought together scientists and experts to explore linkages between culture and heritage, climate science and climate action. The objective was to advance heritage and culture-based actions for climate change adaptation and carbon mitigation.
- Remarks by the IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee during the opening ceremony.