Academic Scientific JournalsLegal perspectives of world heritage protection in the context of climate change
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https://doi.org/10.26881/gsm.2020.18.02Keywords:
climate change law, sustainable development goals, world heritage lawAbstract
Climate change has now emerged as one of the most serious environmental and politico-economic challenges causing harm worldwide, and heritage sites are not an exception to it. As world heritage forms the identity of every community and may serve as a compass in deciding future societal orientation, preserving it from the adverse impacts of climate change is a key in maintaining social safety nets. Thus, this paper demonstrates that inclusion of world heritage into climate change debates is possible and could reinforce the international community’s obligations to take necessary adaptation and mitigation activities. To achieve this goal, this paper extends the analysis of the obligations of world heritage protection stipulated in the 1972 World Heritage Convention by combining a thorough investigation of the Paris Agreement and newly introduced policy directions in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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