(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
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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