As one a founding leadership partners, on 4 June 2026 WHUK announced the launch of Heritage Adapts!, ‘a global campaign of local stewards’.
World Heritage UK writes:
Heritage Adapts! is a global campaign of local stewards uniting to take adaptation action to protect their heritage sites and cultural practices from climate change by 2030. At its heart is a collective pledge and an online community of action, a collaborative space to connect, find guidance, and take action alongside others facing similar challenges.
How it works and how you can get involved…
- Take the collective pledge to adapt your heritage to climate change by 2030.
- Join the community of action for support including:
- A self-paced roadmap through every stage of locally led adaptation — from deepening your climate and heritage understanding, to assessing risk, developing a plan, and taking action — making adaptation accessible, no matter your starting point.
- A peer network connecting you with others on frontlines to learn from one another, because the best advice comes from those who live it.
- Localised climate data in an accessible, downloadable format, complemented by training so you stay in control and can weave scientific data with knowledge your community already holds.
As a founding leadership partner, WHUK has been part of developing this from the ground up, because we believe you deserve better support to face the climate crisis. It is too big and urgent to do alone, and the World Heritage sector must support one another to adapt together. Heritage is not just a victim of climate change — it is part of the solution, a source of community resilience and time-tested solutions relevant today. Your work matters. This campaign supports it. Take the pledge. Join the community. Start adapting today.
