How can cultural heritage help us face the climate crisis? Join us as we explore diverse approaches to architectural heritage training, education & awareness tools, and the role of the built environment as part of cultural identity.

 #ECHOESworkshop Heritage & Environmental Sustainability

⏰ Date: 13 May 2025

📍 Time: 15:00-18:00 CET

 Online Workshop | Open to cultural educators, civil society groups, and heritage professionals

🎟️ Participant Spots Available: 35

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Key Topics:

1.  Echoes from the Field
2.  Changeable Cultural Ecologies
3.  Learning from Cultural Landscapes

Featured Speakers:

• Cristina Garzillo Leemhuis – Head of Built Environment, Culture and Heritage at ICLEI

With over 20 years of experience in local sustainability, Cristina will explore how culture and heritage strengthen community resilience, enable adaptation during crises, and contribute to sustainable urban development. Drawing from European initiatives such as the New European Bauhaus, she highlights the often-overlooked role of culture in climate mitigation, adaptation, and climate justice.

• Hannah Boyd – Climate Heritage Professional at Discovery Programme

Hannah will present insights from the CHERISH Project, a 6-year Ireland–Wales collaboration that examined coastal heritage at risk from climate change. Her talk will share methodologies, digital tools, and outreach practices used to study and communicate heritage vulnerability—bridging archaeology, ecology, and public engagement.

Workshop Description

This workshop is the second of the six Capacity Building Workshops in the framework of ECHOES project. It aims to deepen knowledge in critical topics related to cultural heritage activities and building crafts, targeted to educators, community leaders, or cultural practitioners.

1st ECHOES Workshop: “Education and Awareness on Architectural Heritage | Stories from the Field” recording: ECHOES - 'Education & Awarenesss on Architectural Heritage - you tube video

Enhancing Cultural Heritage Skills Across Europe (ECHOES) project, led by partners from Croatia (DRAGODID), Greece (Boulouki), and Ireland (The Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland), is dedicated to the preservation, advancement, and promotion of European cultural diversity and heritage. The project is co-funded by the European Union, Creative Europe Program, action “European Cooperation Projects”.