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COP30 makes clear: culture and heritage are central to climate adaptation planning, policy and finance
As members of the Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance (HACA) and co-founding members of the Climate Heritage Network, HERITΛGE—together with our partners—warmly welcomes the historic developments achieved at COP30 in Belém. The placement of cultural heritage and local, traditional, and Indigenous knowledge at the heart of global climate adaptation efforts, and the adoption of five
One Year in Shibam: Lessons in Mud, Memory, and Resilience
* by Hedaya Gharaibeh, Project Manager – Preserving the Unique Earthen Architecture of Shibam All my career, I dreamed of working in Yemen—of contributing to the protection of its extraordinary earthen cities that I had studied and admired for years. With HERITΛGE, I finally had that opportunity: to lead the project “Preserving the Unique Earthen
Fourth Online Networking Convening of Africa Grantees
On 3 September 2025, the HERITΛGE Africa Grants Team held the fourth online networking convening for grantees awarded in 2024. The meeting brought together grantees, Heritage staff, committee members, Mellon Foundation representatives, and other African donors, with 76 attendees. After welcoming remarks by Richard A. Brown and an introduction to the day’s agenda by
HERITΛGE Launches Online Winter School
The Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) is proud to announce the launch of its Winter School, an intensive online program dedicated to Engaging Communities in Cultural Heritage. Running from 26 January to 8 February 2026, this new training initiative builds on the success of HERITΛGE’s established training formats—its introductory 3-day workshop and its immersive summer field