Extreme weather events, changes in patterns of precipitation, desertification, changes in agricultural yields, destruction of habitat and species extinction, and increase in the range of disease vectors are some of the expected effects of global warming and the climate change it has ushered in. These effects are felt not only by natural ecosystems, but also in the communities in which we live, the places that we cherish and that enrich our lives.

Environmentalists have been at the forefront in raising our collective awareness of the dangers of global warming and advocating for ways in which we can address one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Professionals in the cultural heritage sector are more recent arrivals to the debate on global warming—first in understanding and documenting the ways climate change affects our historic built environment, and second in implementing preventive and corrective actions.

Join a panel of cultural heritage professionals and environmentalists as they discuss the ways climate change will impact the historic built environment and how core values of historic preservation—sustainability and reuse of materials—have a significant role to play in addressing this issue.

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