'The forgotten factor': nations at Cop29 call for official recognition of role culture can play in climate recovery

Dorine Dubois, the chief of the executive of the culture sector at Unesco, described culture as the "forgotten, decisive factor when it comes to climate change". She spoke at an event at Cop29 discussing the campaign to get culture formal recognition.

We need to highlight the impact of climate change on culture. For example, on our current trajectory, by 2100 we will probably lose all the world heritage coral reefs and 60% of the world heritage glaciers will have disappeared by that time.

Dubois also emphasised that the sector has an important, active role to play in tackling the causes of climate change—one that deserves attention at UN level.

Natural heritage sites, [such as] forests and marine sites, are often very important carbon sinks. The 50 marine sites on Unesco's World Heritage List comprise at least 15% of what is known as "blue carbon".

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