Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Agencies and organizations at the federal, tribal, state, and local level (and internationally) are issuing studies on climate impacts to historic properties and guidance on how to address such impacts. 

National Park Service Analysis and Guidance

• Guidelines on Flood Adaptation for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
• Cultural Resources Climate Change Strategy 
• Climate Change and Cultural Landscapes
• Climate Change and Your National Parks
• Coastal Adaptation Strategies Handbook 
• Coastal Adaptation Strategies: Case Studies 
• Preserving Coastal Heritage: Summary Report
• Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Projections for the National Park Service
• Preserving Coastal Heritage Work Sessions
• Resilient Heritage: Protecting Your Historic Home from Natural Disasters (National Center for Preservation Technology and Training)
• Cultural Resource Management and Planning for the Impacts of Climate Change (George Wright Society Forum, 2015)
• Protecting Cultural Resources in Coastal U.S. National Parks from Climate Change (George Wright Society Forum, 2008)

Other Key Links

• Integrating Historic Property and Cultural Resource Considerations Into Hazard Mitigation Planning (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Disaster Recovery (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
• Preservation and Climate Change (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
• Climate and Culture (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
• High Water and High Stakes: Cultural Resources and Climate Change (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
• Sea Change: Climate Change and Coastal National Parks (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
• Keeping History Above Water (Multi-organization initiative)
• National Landmarks At Risk: How Rising Seas, Floods, and Wildfires Are Threatening the United States' Most Cherished Historic Sites (Union of Concerned Scientists)
• Sustainability and Climate Action Issue Brief (Preservation Priorities Task Force)
• Preservationists and Climate Equity: A Resource List  (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
• Understanding Climate Change (Webinar) (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
• Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report [see chapter 8 on cultural resources] (Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals)
• Climate Change and Cultural Heritage Conservation: A Literature Review (Association for Preservation Technology)
• Climate Change is the National Parks' Biggest Challenge (Climate Central)
• Safeguarding Our Cultural Past from Future Climate Change: Stories from Cape Lookout National Seashore  (U.S. Geological Survey)
• Safeguarding Our Cultural Past from Future Climate Change: Stories from Jamestown  (U.S. Geological Survey)

State-Level Guidance and Resources

• How to Plan and Recover from the Damaging Effects of Wind and Water (Alabama)
• Disaster Mitigation for Historic Structures (Florida)
• Planning for the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness Guidance for Historic Properties in Idaho
• Resilient Heritage: Protecting Your Historic Home from Natural Disasters (Louisiana)
• Weather It Together: Protecting Maryland's Historic Places from Natural Hazards
• Planning for Maryland’s Flood-Prone Archeological Resources
• Disaster Planning for Historic Buildings: Illustrated Guidelines (Minnesota)
• Protecting Our Historical and Cultural Assets Video Training Series (New Jersey)
• Flood Planning & Preparedness for New Jersey Historic Buildings Video Training Series (New Jersey)
• Protecting Historic Residences from Flooding – Building Elevations Video Training Series (New Jersey)
• Community Disaster Resilience Planning for Heritage Resources (Oregon)
• Preserving Cultural Resources While Fighting Fire (Oregon)
• How to Make a Case for Historic Preservation after a Disaster (Wisconsin)
• Before You Repair Flood Damage: Important Information for Historic Building Owners and Municipalities (Vermont)

International

• ICOMOS Work on Climate Change
• Future of Our Pasts: Engaging Cultural Heritage in Climate Action (ICOMOS)
• Climate Heritage Network
• Heritage, Climate Justice and Equity (ICOMOS)
• World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate (Union of Concerned Scientists)
• Heritage at Risk: Case Studies of Climate Change Impacts (Society for Historical Archaeology)
• Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage through Climate Change (Smithsonian)
• Global Research and Action Agenda on Culture, Heritage and Climate Change (International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage, and Climate Change)
• Intangible Cultural Heritage, Diverse Knowledge Systems and Climate Change (International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage, and Climate Change)
• Impacts, Vulnerability, and Understanding Risks of Climate Change for Culture and Heritage (International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage, and Climate Change)
• The Role of Cultural and Natural Heritage for Climate Action (International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage, and Climate Change)

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