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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 8d

...‘develop concrete and inclusive pathways for integrating cultural heritage, arts, creative industries and indigenous knowledge systems into climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. Thanks to #climateheritagenetwork, the hosts; Brazil, UAE and Spain.

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 8d

'The future isn't in what we'll create, but what we'll refuse to destroy'. At the Third High-Level Ministerial Dialogue of the Group of Friends for Culture-Based Climate Action, state parties adopted the #BarcelonaDeclaration, committing to among others...

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 8d

Dispatch from Simon Musasizi, Regional Co-Chair for the Africa and Arab States, who is in Barcelona this week for @uclg.bsky.social Culture Summit and @unesco.org #Mondiacult.

Simon wears a black shirt with a geometric pattern in white on the right side, with palms trees and the Mediterranean Sea in the background

The Ministers of culture from the UAE, Brazil, and Spain as well as Princess Dana Firas of Jordan, sit at a table with white linen, microphones, and paper cards indicating their affiliation.

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 11d

"Culture- those distinctively human endeavors that create meaning in our lives, inform our identities, & help define the values of our communities- CULTURE belongs at the heart of climate action & WE WILL NOT WAIT"
@ajennyh.bsky.social, CHN North America Coordinator @uclg.bsky.social Climate Summit

Jenny Hay speaks from behind a podium in a black dress with a red wall in the background

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 11d

"Culture is not a passive victim of climate change; Culture is an active driver of solutions."
Isaac Eseet, Coordinator for CHN's Africa and Arab States Region, speaking this morning at the @uclg.bsky.social Climate Summit in Barcelona
#climateheritage #cop30 #wemaketomorrow #imaginingfutures

Isaac Eseet stands behind a podium wearing a black suit and sunny yellow tie with a red wall in the background

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · 13d

Marcy Rockman, Visiting Researcher Linnaeus University at a panel We Don’t Have Time streamed to New York Climate Week

👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMu36rxDECo

@climateheritage.bsky.social @climateweeknyc.bsky.social
@linneuni.bsky.social

#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #climateheritage

The Climate Hub at Climate Week NYC 2025 – Sep 20, 2025–Sep 29, 2025

Welcome to our digital hub for Climate Week NYC. September 20–29, 2025

www.wedonthavetime.org

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 14d

This week we're off to Barcelona for Mondiacult 2025.

As the world’s biggest cultural policy conference, we’ll be amplifying the #WeMakeTomorrow Global Call to a wide array of policy makers, artists, activists & cultural practitioners.

Grab yourself a sticker or business card from one of our team.

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 15d

(Check out Carl's shoutout to another CHN member Robyn Pender in his presentation - CHN is fostering community, building momentum, and implementing solutions around the world!)
#climateheritage #climateaction #preservation #decarbonization #architecture

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 15d

"We are the originators when it comes to recycling and green building, but now we must be the innovators."

Thank you Ethiel, Carl, and James Lindberg for your perseverance in carrying forward this critical work, the most important effort our generation will endeavor to achieve.

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 15d

"If we - all of us here today and our colleagues and volunteers and members back home - and anyone who calls themself a preservationist - if we don’t lead the charge to retrofit existing buildings and actively demonstrate that this is a powerful path forward - who will?"

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 15d

For the 2nd year in a row, the closing plenary featured Climate Action - we love to see it!
Ethiel Garlington of The 1772 Foundation, Inc. introduced CHN member Carl Elefante with strong words of action for the audience.
"Some of you in this room are making climate work a priority"

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 15d

"Preservation as climate action - is our moral imperative. ... The good news is that it’s happening."

Last week, CHN attended the National Trust for Historic Preservation annual conference, #PastForward.

Ethiel stands behind a clear podium wearing glasses and a gray jacket speaking to a ballroom full of people sitting at round tables with white linens.

Carl sits on a stage in a chair wearing a light gray blazer in front of a projection screen displaying his name as well as Jim Lindberg's name. Jim is sitting to his left in a gray suit holding a microphone in his hand.

Carl stands in front of a projection screen, gesturing to the audience with his hands. On the screen are the words Comfort = Design + Operability, images of people, historic windows, and historic art, and Robyn Pender.

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 22d

Any US-based preservationists heading to the National Trust conference? Come grab a sticker and chat with the North America Coordinator!

Jenny Hay, PhD @ajennyh.bsky.social · 22d

I'm on my way to #PastForward in Milwaukee! Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. If you're going to be there, let me know - I'm bringing these awesome @climateheritage.bsky.social stickers! And come see me tomorrow afternoon talk about "Old Buildings, New Tricks, Cooler Planet"

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Sep 8

Updated zoom link for the second event!
us02web.zoom.us/j/8354348657...

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Sep 7

Mobilizing Culture and Heritage for Climate Resilience: African Solutions from the Ground Up

Showcasing traditional knowledge, indigenous practices, and heritage-based adaptation strategies.

September 8, 2025, 6:00–7:30 PM (Addis/Nairobi Time)
us05web.zoom.us/j/8366799982...

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Sep 7

Heritage in Climate Policy: Aligning NDCs with Culture-Based Adaptation

Advocating for the integration of cultural heritage into African climate strategies and finance frameworks.

September 8, 2025, 10:00–11:30 AM (Addis/Nairobi Time)
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Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Sep 7

Join our hybrid side events at Africa Climate Summit 2!
These free events are made possible by our generous supporters. Links in 🧵
@icomos.bsky.social @ifla.org @cop30brazil.bsky.social @juliesbicycle.bsky.social #climateheritage #cop30 #culture4climate

08 September 2025
Mobilizing Culture and Heritage for Climate Resilience
African Solutions from the Ground Up - Highlighting indigenous knowledge, local practices, and heritage-based adaptation strategies
ICOMOS / Climate Heritage Network / IFLA / COP30 Brasil

08 September 2025
Heritage in Climate Policy
Aligning NDCs with Culture-Based Adaptation - Focusing on the integration of cultural heritage into African climate strategies and finance frameworks
ICOMOS / Climate Heritage Network / IFLA / COP30 Brasil

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Aug 26

📣Le Réseau patrimoine climatique sollicite des propositions de personnes et d'entreprises qualifiées pour élaborer un plan d'action à court terme et un plan stratégique à long terme pour l'organisation ! Date limite de dépôt des propositions : 19 septembre.

Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Aug 25

📣 The Climate Heritage Network seeks proposals from qualified individuals and firms to complete a near-term action plan and long-term strategic plan for the organization!
Proposals due by September 19. Details here: www.climateheritage.org/press/reques...

Climate Heritage Network request for proposals with graphic of a plan with various numbered steps, gears, arrows, and a presentation board

Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Aug 25

📣 The Climate Heritage Network seeks proposals from qualified individuals and firms to complete a near-term action plan and long-term strategic plan for the organization!
Proposals due by September 19. Details here: www.climateheritage.org/press/reques...

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Aug 14

📆 Early registration deadline TOMORROW!

The second edition of the International Congress on Culture in Climate Action will be held virtually on September 17, 18, and 19, 2025. More: www.even3.com.ar/e/congreso-i...

#climateaction #climateheritage #culture4climate #cop30

Gray pergola casting shadows on large, green leaves.
Congreso Internacional de Cultura en Accion Climatica
Congresso Internacional de Cultura em Acao Climatica
International Congress of Culture in Climate Action

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Jun 24

Please share with colleagues and fellow advocates for culture-based climate solutions! Thank you for supporting our work in this critical global forum.

Psssst - want more advocacy alerts from CHN? Join our community on the Circle platform: members.climateheritage.org/join?invitat...

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Jun 24

...input from the International Migration Organization (IMO) on displaced cultures, refinements to the heritage sub-component structure, and stronger calls for adaptation-specific and disaggregated indicators.

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thanks to the efforts of dedicated CHN members participating in SB62, the paper now reflects key SB62 developments: alignment with UNFCCC Indigenous Peoples Organization (IPO) language...

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Jun 24

In the leadup to SB62, Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance (HACA), a CHN program led by Preserving Legacies, composed a Position Paper on Work to Develop Indicators to Measure Progress Under Thematic 9g and other Culture-Related Provisions of the Global Goal on Adaptation.

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Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨 Governments have not reached an agreement on the UAE-Belem Work Programme indicators, including those for heritage and culture adaptation.

✍️ The likely outcome is an extension of the expert review process, with no final package adopted at SB62.

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