Heritage at High Tide: Archaeology and Climate Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean
Sat 4/6/2024 • 8:30AM - Sun 4/7/2024 • 12PM PDT
“Heritage at High Tide: Archaeology and Climate Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean – A Deep Dive into Cyprus and Greece’s Imperiled Treasures”
a panel discussion organized by Professor Ioanna Kakoulli
(Acting Director, UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture)
The Eastern Mediterranean, a cradle of ancient civilizations, stands at the precipice of an unprecedented challenge. Coastal areas, including the island of Cyprus and Greece, like other regions in the Mediterranean are witnessing the relentless advance of the sea due to climate change. Rising sea levels, heightened temperatures, extreme weather events, and marine erosion are endangering archaeological sites, Byzantine relics, and other critical historic landmarks. With climate data projecting a rise of 90cm in sea level by 2100 in the Mediterranean, the risk to our global heritage is immediate and undeniable.
This event is being held under the auspices of the Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Cyprus, the Embassy of Greece in the United States, the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the United States, the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles and the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Cyprus in Los Angeles. This program is co-sponsored by the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and the Global Antiquity institute at UCLA and is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
For more details about this Zoom event, please visit the event website.