It is important to react to the danger that is imminent to the cultural heritage because of
climate change and more frequent catastrophes because of climate change. Useful
methods for preservation of historical objects need to be found and change within the
directorship of cultural values so that policies can be mended to possible impact due to
climate change and damage decrease because of those impacts. For this to happen, more
emphasis needs to be on monitoring and researching the impact that various factors have
on cultural heritage, such as climate change, in management and working methods. That
can be done by tracking the weather conditions and the impact they have on certain areas
and start with preventive actions as well as improvements in the areas in question. This
calls for a change in perspective of how cultural heritage is preserved. According to
Jigyasu (2019) the time for idleness when it comes to preserving cultural heritage and its
control, running out and it is necessary to take action. It is not enough to deal with the
consequences of catastrophe and the destruction of cultural heritage after they happen,
the attention needs to be on preventive actions, preparation and damage decrease (Jigyasu,
2019, 97-98). In order to be able to develop action plans to decrease the risk that is
imminent to cultural heritage and to prioritise the actions that need to be taken to identify
and assess the impact climate change has on cultural heritage and by analysing work
methods and the conditions that the cultural heritage is in before the catastrophe happens.
Arrangements need to be done about emergency actions and preparation because of
catastrophe (García, 2019. 109). Exposure scenarios need to be developed of the
imminent danger as well as extensive data bases of the destruction of cultural heritage
due to natural disaster. Appropriate policies need to be developed and the cooperation of
various institutions and other parties in question is necessary (Jigyasu, 2019, 98). The key
to preserving cultural heritage from the consequences of climate change and natural
disaster is in general to enhance the understanding of the inherent risk (García, 2019,
111).
It is advised that specialists in the field of cultural heritage are called in immediately when
catastrophe happens to value the damage that has already happened so that the data can
be used for plans to rebuild the cultural heritage. It needs to be assessed what kind of
methods should be used so that the value of the cultural heritage is not altered, if they
should be repaired, rebuilt or something else entirely. When rebuilding cultural heritage
it needs to have a communal angle and that it serves the community that claims the
cultural heritage and that it helps with re-establishing the normal daily life for the
community. Besides, the status of the cultural heritage needs to be re-evaluated as well
as the area it is located in from different perspectives after the catastrophe in order to
collect new data to develop new actions to preserve the cultural heritage. Then the
restoration of cultural heritage after catastrophe should involve restoration instead of the
same old methods (García, 2019, 109-110).
García, Bárbara Mínguez. 2019. Resilient cultural heritage for a future of climate change. Journal of International Affairs, 73,(1), 101-120.
Jigyasu, Rohit. 2019. Managing cultural heritage in the face of climate change. Journal of International Affairs, 73, (1), 87-100.