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This documentary, based on the heritage practices we investigated in the project, and with explanations by Ignace Schops and Gertjan de Boer, shows the many connections between heritage and climate, as well as the challenges associated with them.

Composting is both heritage and innovation: an age-old practice that today proves to be surprisingly relevant and forward-looking. Water & Land is launching a new series of podcasts and videos about the heritage of composting.

On Friday 3 October, CAG and KIEN are organising a contact day in Antwerp to conclude the international project “Water & Land. Intangible heritage and sustainable development” — and at the same time look ahead to the future.

Can traditional irrigation, transhumance or water mills really point us toward a climate-smart future? That surprising connection emerged in Leuven, where CAG and KIEN gathered experts from ten countries to explore water, soil, and biodiversity through the lens of living heritage.

Our Water & Land project has won the Ultima 2024 award in the Intangible Heritage category. Science journalist Martijn Peters unexpectedly brought us the news.

On 14 May, the Dutch Centre for Intangible Heritage is organising a webinar on intangible cultural heritage and climate change, as part of the Resilient Heritage 2025 Action Day, an initiative of UNESCO Netherlands, Blue Shield Netherlands and Cultural Emergency Response.

On June 11the, the closing conference of the Erfgoeddeal-project 'Watermolenlandschappen' will take place (Dutch only)

On this contact day we will focus on heritage and climate with several speakers, proudly show the results of our project and would like to discuss climate-robust heritage in smaller groups. (This day will be Dutch-spoken)