3 February 2025

Climate change is dramatically impacting cultural heritage - both tangible and intangible - across the globe. This conference asks: what happens next? It does so by focusing on the overlooked issue of reparations for climate-related damages to cultural heritage. It aims to open up a dialogue about who should provide reparations; how claims for reparations can be made and by whom; and what types of damages might be compensated. The conference addresses these questions through an interdisciplinary lens, and aims to foster long-term collaborations among heritage researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of heritage and climate change, both within Leiden University and beyond. In addition to this, the conference seeks to foster debate on the theme of climate change reparations within the Netherlands by highlighting climate change impacts on heritage in both the European and overseas territories of the Netherlands.

Please find the call for abstracts here. The deadline for the call for abstracts is 12 March 2025.