Culture and Climate Risk - A White Paper

This paper highlights the importance of tangible and intangible cultural heritage in Wales and considers their preservation and promotion with climate change in mind. As reported in this paper, climate change will inevitably impact Welsh culture. However, culture also contributes to climate change. We will be forced to consider climate change's impact on our festivals and events, such as the National Eisteddfod, and on our other cultural activities, such as leisure and sport. There have been reports in the past year that have already identified climate change's impact on UK heritage, and we don’t want to fall behind in our attempts to adapt and become resilient in Wales. It is time that we think differently, outside of the status quo, and continue to be world-leading in our evolutionary practices related to promoting the well-being of current and future generations and leading the way in cultural climate resilience planning.