HISTORIC Environment Scotland (HES) is leading an international initiative to support communities across Northern Europe in assessing the impact of climate change on historic buildings, archaeological sites and other heritage locations.
Adapt Northern Heritage brings together 15 partners from Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Russia, Scotland and Sweden. The three-year project –which started this month– aims to help communities adapt their historic sites to climate change and increase their resilience to its impacts.
As part of the project, HES is working with Minjastofnun Íslands (Cultural Heritage Agency of Iceland), Riksantikvaren (Norway’s Directorate for Cultural Heritage) and Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning (Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research).
HES will also work with eleven associated partners, including Argyll and Bute Council, the National Trust for Scotland and Timespan – Helmsdale Heritage and Arts Society.
Ewan Hyslop, head of science and technical research at HES, said: “There are a number of challenges faced by regions in Europe’s Arctic and Northern periphery, with its remote locations and geographically dispersed communities.”
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