BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 11. Frequent extreme weather events in recent years have led to the loss of cultural heritage, Coshare Environment project's head Wu Yuanfeng said at a panel discussion on the topic "Coshare Environment: Subnational Action on Climate Change and the Protection of Cultural Heritage" within COP29 in Baku today, Trend reports.
According to her, due to the fact that Shanxi province has the largest number of conservation and restoration sites in China, the preservation of historical buildings is closely linked to a stable climate.
"However, frequent extreme weather events in recent years have led to the loss of cultural heritage, such as the collapse of ancient structures. The collapse of Asian buildings occurred due to heavy rains. Therefore, the protection of cultural heritage in the context of climate change has become a unique climate story for Shanxi.
At the same time, Chang'an, located in Shanxi province, has enormous potential for the development of the cultural tourism industry. According to relevant policy documents, Shanxi plans to increase the share of tourism and related industries in its GDP to over five percent by the end of 2028, aiming to make tourism a strategically important industry," she said.
Yuanfeng noted that, considering these local characteristics, efforts are being made to spread information about low-carbon development in Shanxi.
"With the support of the Energy Foundation, we launched the communication platform 'Shanhe Jingyao', which reflects our commitment to telling the story of Shanxi's low-carbon development. In the first stage of the project, we aim to enhance the green and low-carbon communication skills of participants from Shanxi in three ways.
First, we helped identify two important and exemplary low-carbon issues in Shanxi. One is reducing pollution and carbon dioxide emissions in key industries in Shanxi. The other is the preservation and use of cultural heritage in the context of climate change.
We have developed two communication toolkits to guide communicators in Shanxi on how to find and engage an audience, providing communication methods and examples to improve their climate communication skills," she added.
To note, the panel discussion is being held as part of COP29.
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