Shanxi issued a declaration on the protection of cultural heritage under climate change|National Low Carbon Day

"We call on society to pay close attention to the far-reaching impact of climate change on cultural heritage and to actively participate in the protection of cultural heritage. Let us join hands to protect these splendid cultural treasures and leave a rich historical heritage and cultural wealth for future generations. On May 15, the Shanxi Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, the Shanxi Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, and the Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Fund jointly issued this initiative to the general public.

Over time, the challenges posed by climate change have intensified. The continuous rise in temperature and the frequent intrusion of wind and rain have affected Shanxi's precious cultural heritage to varying degrees. promote multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary scientific research, and deepen research on the protection of cultural heritage in the context of climate change; It is particularly important to enhance the public's scientific understanding of the relationship between climate change and cultural heritage protection, and to enhance the sense of urgency and responsibility for cultural heritage protection under climate change. In the context of climate change, strengthening the protection of cultural heritage is not only an inevitable requirement for social progress and civilization development, but also a responsibility of contemporary society.

In order to better protect Shanxi's precious cultural heritage, promote a wider consensus and more effective actions, and form a "Shanxi sample" of cultural heritage protection under climate change, the initiative calls on the public to practice a green lifestyle, low-carbon travel, energy saving, reasonable consumption, recycling, starting from themselves, starting from the small things around them, starting from clothing, food, housing and transportation, practicing a low-carbon and green lifestyle, gathering sand into a tower, reducing carbon emissions through practicing low-carbon behaviors, and contributing to the mitigation of climate change; Report potential safety hazards in a timely manner, and immediately report to the relevant departments when there are potential safety hazards aggravated by climate change around cultural heritage, such as structural instability, flood erosion, and increased fire risk caused by extreme weather, so as to help professional institutions take timely measures to mitigate or prevent potential damage; Disseminate the concept of protection, through different communication channels, through social media sharing, holding theme lectures, participating in public forums and discussions, etc., to spread the impact of climate change on cultural heritage and the importance of protection, and tell the story of "low-carbon Shanxi, cultural peers", so that more people can understand and join in the action of responding to climate change and protecting cultural heritage; Support the protection work, support relevant departments to carry out the work of responding to climate change and cultural heritage protection, actively participate in the consultation process of policy formulation, put forward valuable suggestions for the protection of cultural heritage under climate change, actively participate in the protection of cultural heritage under climate change, pay attention to the implementation of protection projects, raise research and protection funds, and promote cultural heritage protection and sustainable economic and social development.