A Sector Adaptation Plan for Wales: incorporating positive values
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 2019-07-16

A sector adaptation plan for the historic environment has been published for Wales to help raise awareness of the risks and opportunities of climate change for the historic environment and the need for adaptation. The plan was designed from the ‘bottom up’ starting with a table of potential impacts, which were assessed on a scale from High Negative to High Positive. The adaptations required to meet these were based around a three-fold need to improve understanding, build adaptive capacity and increase resilience.  Where possible these form a valid contribution to the creation of a positive legacy for the historic environment in Wales.

Andrew Davidson (Gwynedd Archaeological Trust & Historic Environment Wales, Climate Change Sub-group.)