CHN Youth Forum co-hosts Earth Day Virtual Event

Written By jenny hay

Youth Voices for Climate Action and Cultural Heritage: A Virtual Dialogue

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | 8:00 am - 10:30 am (GMT)

Organizers & Partners:

  • YOUNGO Arts, Culture, and Heritage Working Group (ACH WG) – Main Organizers

  • The Climate Heritage Network Youth Forum – Knowledge Partner

The intersection of climate change and cultural heritage is an urgent yet underexplored area in global climate action. Climate change poses severe threats to cultural and natural heritage sites across Africa and beyond, endangering both tangible and intangible heritage that shapes local identities, histories, and economies. Youth play a vital role in safeguarding these sites through innovative solutions, advocacy, and community engagement. This virtual event seeks to provide a platform for young people to engage with experts, policymakers, and heritage professionals to discuss climate action strategies for cultural heritage preservation. It will foster knowledge-sharing, capacity-building, and youth-led advocacy to ensure that heritage conservation is integrated into climate policies and frameworks.

Speakers:

Darius Saviour Ankamah

Sukrit Sen

Jenny Hay

Keynote:

Mauro García Santa Cruz. Architect (UNLP). Specialist in Landscape Planning and Environment (UNLP). Professor in Architecture, Landscape and Heritage (FAD UCALP). Research Coordinator, Faculty of Architecture and Design (FAD UCALP). Director of the Research Institute in Architecture and Territory (INISAT FAD UCALP). Secretary of ICOMOS Argentina, Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Climate Heritage Network. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maurogarciasantacruz/

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