World Monuments Fund sends US$15M to globally significant cultural sites to fight climate change effects

It wasn’t long ago when UNESCO estimated that one in six cultural heritage sites around the world are threatened by climate change. To address this, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) awarded $15 million in funding this week to a bevy of projects and research initiatives that could insulate cultural heritage sites from global warming in places such as India, Peru, and the United Kingdom.

https://www.archpaper.com/2024/01/world-monuments-fund-15-million-climate-heritage-solutions/

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World Monuments Fund sends US$15M to globally significant cultural sites to fight climate change effects

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