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Cultural heritage - whether coastal, underwater, landscape, or urban - is increasingly exposed to the cascading effects of climate change and natural hazards. As the frequency and intensity of extreme events rise, so does the urgency to rethink how we assess, manage, and protect heritage in a changing world.

This session, co-organised by the Horizon Europe Green Cluster (RescueME, THETIDA, TRIQUETRA, STECCI), invites contributions that explore transdisciplinary approaches to heritage resilience, integrating insights from climate science, disaster risk management, social sciences, and heritage studies. We particularly welcome work that addresses the complex interplay between cultural landscapes, underwater heritage, and climate-related risks, and that advances co-creation with communities and stakeholders as a central strategy for sustainable adaptation.

We encourage submissions that showcase innovative digital tools - including decision support systems, AI applications, serious gaming, and immersive technologies (AR/VR) - as well as modelling techniques for risk analysis and scenario planning. The session also seeks to highlight governance frameworks, participatory methods, and living lab approaches that foster inclusive, evidence-based decision-making and long-term resilience. Depending on session interest and attendance, conveners may explore the option of proposing a related special issue in a peer-reviewed journal (Heritage Science, STOTEN, Climate Risk Management or similar).

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Integrated risk assessment models for heritage exposed to climatic, natural, and anthropogenic hazards
• Co-creation and participatory methods for stakeholder engagement, including serious gaming and tabletop exercises
• Digital innovations for heritage monitoring, management, and communication (e.g., AI, AR/VR, digital twins)
• Governance structures and policy tools for heritage resilience and sustainability
• Underwater and coastal heritage risk assessment and protection strategies
• Cultural landscapes as dynamic systems of climate adaptation and community identity
• Living labs and knowledge co-production for heritage risk and resilience
• Multi-hazard and compound risk modelling for heritage sites
• Decision support systems and early warning tools tailored to heritage contexts

Submit an abstract to our session by the deadline on Jan 15th