World Monuments Fund announces more then $15 million USD for climate heritage solutions with launch of major initiative as well as new projects slated for 2024

This article was first published by World Monuments Fund.

New Initiatives Redouble Climate Adaptation Efforts and Prioritize Historic Preservation as a Key Defense against the Effects of Climate Change

Projects Include Rehabilitation of Traditional Nepalese Water Systems to Help Communities Threatened by Water Insecurity

World Monuments Fund (WMF) today announced an ambitious set of projects to address the greatest threats facing humanity and cultural heritage sites around the globe, with a special emphasis on adapting to and mitigating the impacts of climate change. The creation of a new Climate Heritage Initiative, which builds upon years of WMF’s work at the nexus of climate and heritage, comes as the latest figures by UNESCO estimate that one in six cultural heritage sites are threatened by climate change.