Andrew Potts🏳️🌈
@andrewspotts.bsky.social
Culture-Based Climate Change Action. Locally-Led Adaptation for Heritage. Community of Practice Director for Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social.
Personal account. Does not reflect my employer.
#ClimateHeritage #HeritageAdapts
Personal account. Does not reflect my employer.
#ClimateHeritage #HeritageAdapts
🌎 While #COP30 yielded disappointments, here’s news on one of its accomplishments— operationalization of culture and heritage in adaptation policy. Watch for more on efforts to capitalize on this outcomes via the #HeritageAdapts! Campaign in 2026!
#GGA
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#GGA
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November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌎 While #COP30 yielded disappointments, here’s news on one of its accomplishments— operationalization of culture and heritage in adaptation policy. Watch for more on efforts to capitalize on this outcomes via the #HeritageAdapts! Campaign in 2026!
#GGA
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#GGA
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At today’s COP30 Activation Group meeting on culture & heritage, presenting the Heritage Adapts! 3000 x 2030 plan to accelerate adaptation for heritage sites & cultures practices, w/ @icomos.bsky.social @europanostra.bsky.social @preservinglegacies.bsky.social @climateheritage.bsky.social & more!
September 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
At today’s COP30 Activation Group meeting on culture & heritage, presenting the Heritage Adapts! 3000 x 2030 plan to accelerate adaptation for heritage sites & cultures practices, w/ @icomos.bsky.social @europanostra.bsky.social @preservinglegacies.bsky.social @climateheritage.bsky.social & more!
Meeting today during #ClimateWeekNYC of Activation Group 19 i.e. folks working with the @cop30brazil.bsky.social Presidency & Climate High-Level Champions to help deliver the COP30 Action Agenda objective on Culture, cultural heritage protection & climate action. 50 days to Belém! #ClimateHeritage
September 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Meeting today during #ClimateWeekNYC of Activation Group 19 i.e. folks working with the @cop30brazil.bsky.social Presidency & Climate High-Level Champions to help deliver the COP30 Action Agenda objective on Culture, cultural heritage protection & climate action. 50 days to Belém! #ClimateHeritage
Here’s the Alfred Kahn designed craneway in Richmond CA, cleverly connecting their industrial heritage to the their future w fantastic results. Meanwhile, our blinkered city fathers serve up Acme Evans 2.0 — another, another blunder. Shame on Lilly E if they’re funding this race to mediocrity
September 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Here’s the Alfred Kahn designed craneway in Richmond CA, cleverly connecting their industrial heritage to the their future w fantastic results. Meanwhile, our blinkered city fathers serve up Acme Evans 2.0 — another, another blunder. Shame on Lilly E if they’re funding this race to mediocrity
Cultural heritage is up at the #SB62 session on adaptation indicators. Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance #HACA is here pushing for effective indicators for measuring adaptation of heritage sites cultural practices & ethical use of Indigenous Knowledge. #GGA
🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/haca-sb...
🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/haca-sb...
June 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Cultural heritage is up at the #SB62 session on adaptation indicators. Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance #HACA is here pushing for effective indicators for measuring adaptation of heritage sites cultural practices & ethical use of Indigenous Knowledge. #GGA
🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/haca-sb...
🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/haca-sb...
Especially sitting here in the USA as I am, really appreciating this message from @euclimateaction.bsky.social for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. To realize 1.5° pathways, work for just and inclusive societies.
#IDAHOT #IDAHOBIT #PRIDE
#IDAHOT #IDAHOBIT #PRIDE
May 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Especially sitting here in the USA as I am, really appreciating this message from @euclimateaction.bsky.social for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. To realize 1.5° pathways, work for just and inclusive societies.
#IDAHOT #IDAHOBIT #PRIDE
#IDAHOT #IDAHOBIT #PRIDE
The US historic preservation movement doesn’t to me feel truly mobilized yet on these issues but here are some first efforts. ncshpo.org/2025/05/05/h...
May 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The US historic preservation movement doesn’t to me feel truly mobilized yet on these issues but here are some first efforts. ncshpo.org/2025/05/05/h...
“What would it mean for the wall of Wall Street to be submerged —what kind of monument to capitalism would *that* be?”
— @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social author of “On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis” at a McNally Jackson book talk last night at NYC seaport.
— @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social author of “On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis” at a McNally Jackson book talk last night at NYC seaport.
May 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“What would it mean for the wall of Wall Street to be submerged —what kind of monument to capitalism would *that* be?”
— @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social author of “On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis” at a McNally Jackson book talk last night at NYC seaport.
— @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social author of “On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis” at a McNally Jackson book talk last night at NYC seaport.
America’s heritage is in a state of crisis. Along w/ DOGE-ing NPS, IMLS & the NEH, Trump is withholding already appropriated 2025 historic preservation funds & for 2026 wants to outright eliminate all fed funding for tribal, state, local & rural preservation & saving treasures of American history. 😡
May 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
America’s heritage is in a state of crisis. Along w/ DOGE-ing NPS, IMLS & the NEH, Trump is withholding already appropriated 2025 historic preservation funds & for 2026 wants to outright eliminate all fed funding for tribal, state, local & rural preservation & saving treasures of American history. 😡
#ClimateHeritage summed up in 2 findings being presented at this week’s UNFCCC Adaptation Committee mtg:
**There are significantly fewer adaptation resources for cultural heritage vs other thematics.
**Governments prioritize cultural heritage least often for new adaptation resources.
🧐
#HACA
**There are significantly fewer adaptation resources for cultural heritage vs other thematics.
**Governments prioritize cultural heritage least often for new adaptation resources.
🧐
#HACA
May 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#ClimateHeritage summed up in 2 findings being presented at this week’s UNFCCC Adaptation Committee mtg:
**There are significantly fewer adaptation resources for cultural heritage vs other thematics.
**Governments prioritize cultural heritage least often for new adaptation resources.
🧐
#HACA
**There are significantly fewer adaptation resources for cultural heritage vs other thematics.
**Governments prioritize cultural heritage least often for new adaptation resources.
🧐
#HACA
A big week for #climateheritage adaptation policy! In Johannesburg the G20 Culture Working Group considers adaptation-related text of the draft 2025 culture declaration while in Bonn the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee looks at #GGA training & guidance needs incl for adapting cultural heritage.
#HACA
#HACA
May 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A big week for #climateheritage adaptation policy! In Johannesburg the G20 Culture Working Group considers adaptation-related text of the draft 2025 culture declaration while in Bonn the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee looks at #GGA training & guidance needs incl for adapting cultural heritage.
#HACA
#HACA
For a final insult to injury, Trump has proposed to decimate the US’s federal system of historic preservation on Day 2 of …. Historic Preservation Month. Happy HistPres ya’ll. 🤯
May 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
For a final insult to injury, Trump has proposed to decimate the US’s federal system of historic preservation on Day 2 of …. Historic Preservation Month. Happy HistPres ya’ll. 🤯
The billion $ fed rehabilitation tax credit isn’t targeted yet by Trump but it might as well be since he proposes to zero out funding for State Historic Preservation Offices SHPOs who administer this program responsible for improving virtually every Main Street in America www.nps.gov/subjects/tax...
May 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The billion $ fed rehabilitation tax credit isn’t targeted yet by Trump but it might as well be since he proposes to zero out funding for State Historic Preservation Offices SHPOs who administer this program responsible for improving virtually every Main Street in America www.nps.gov/subjects/tax...
Bizarrely, Trump’s budget request tries to turn virtue into vice, calling heritage matching funds for tribes, states, and local governments “highly duplicative” & arguing projects are “often of local, rather than national, significance.” Telling the stories of all Americans is a feature, not a bug!
May 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Bizarrely, Trump’s budget request tries to turn virtue into vice, calling heritage matching funds for tribes, states, and local governments “highly duplicative” & arguing projects are “often of local, rather than national, significance.” Telling the stories of all Americans is a feature, not a bug!
A hallmark of the US approach to heritage enshrined in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 is that not only national monuments but locally significant places in every community enrich us thru cultural, educational, economic & energy benefits. Trump’s 2026 budget would wipe that away.
May 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A hallmark of the US approach to heritage enshrined in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 is that not only national monuments but locally significant places in every community enrich us thru cultural, educational, economic & energy benefits. Trump’s 2026 budget would wipe that away.
🌍 EARTH DAY EVENT 2025 🌍
📄 Youth Voices for Climate Action & Cultural Heritage: A Virtual Dialogue ✨
Join @climateheritage.bsky.social & #YOUNGO for an online, youth-led conversation on climate action & cultural heritage 🌿🏛
🗓 April 22, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM CEST
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42MTiUC
📄 Youth Voices for Climate Action & Cultural Heritage: A Virtual Dialogue ✨
Join @climateheritage.bsky.social & #YOUNGO for an online, youth-led conversation on climate action & cultural heritage 🌿🏛
🗓 April 22, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM CEST
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42MTiUC
April 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🌍 EARTH DAY EVENT 2025 🌍
📄 Youth Voices for Climate Action & Cultural Heritage: A Virtual Dialogue ✨
Join @climateheritage.bsky.social & #YOUNGO for an online, youth-led conversation on climate action & cultural heritage 🌿🏛
🗓 April 22, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM CEST
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42MTiUC
📄 Youth Voices for Climate Action & Cultural Heritage: A Virtual Dialogue ✨
Join @climateheritage.bsky.social & #YOUNGO for an online, youth-led conversation on climate action & cultural heritage 🌿🏛
🗓 April 22, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM CEST
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42MTiUC
📚To mark International Day for Monuments and Sites 2025, @icomos.bsky.social is spotlighting 5 papers that address this year's theme ‘Heritage under Threat from Disasters & Conflicts’ with methods to improve heritage sites’ risk preparedness & resilience.
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#18April #IDMS2025
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#18April #IDMS2025
April 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
📚To mark International Day for Monuments and Sites 2025, @icomos.bsky.social is spotlighting 5 papers that address this year's theme ‘Heritage under Threat from Disasters & Conflicts’ with methods to improve heritage sites’ risk preparedness & resilience.
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#18April #IDMS2025
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#18April #IDMS2025
At last week’s Delphi Economic Forum in Greece, George Kremlis does his best to pin down Brazil’s Ambassador Paulo Roberto Franca on whether the @cop30amazonia.bsky.social Presidency will support tabling a decision item on culture-based climate action at #COP30.
#CultureAtCOP30
#ClimateHeritage
#CultureAtCOP30
#ClimateHeritage
April 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
At last week’s Delphi Economic Forum in Greece, George Kremlis does his best to pin down Brazil’s Ambassador Paulo Roberto Franca on whether the @cop30amazonia.bsky.social Presidency will support tabling a decision item on culture-based climate action at #COP30.
#CultureAtCOP30
#ClimateHeritage
#CultureAtCOP30
#ClimateHeritage
We the undersigned gathered in Athens:
• Applaud inclusion of a thematic target on …cultural heritage … in the Global Goal on Adaptation framework … & urge national governments to adopt at @cop30amazonia.bsky.social effective & tailored indicators for measuring progress.”
#GGA #HACA #HeritageAdapts
• Applaud inclusion of a thematic target on …cultural heritage … in the Global Goal on Adaptation framework … & urge national governments to adopt at @cop30amazonia.bsky.social effective & tailored indicators for measuring progress.”
#GGA #HACA #HeritageAdapts
April 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We the undersigned gathered in Athens:
• Applaud inclusion of a thematic target on …cultural heritage … in the Global Goal on Adaptation framework … & urge national governments to adopt at @cop30amazonia.bsky.social effective & tailored indicators for measuring progress.”
#GGA #HACA #HeritageAdapts
• Applaud inclusion of a thematic target on …cultural heritage … in the Global Goal on Adaptation framework … & urge national governments to adopt at @cop30amazonia.bsky.social effective & tailored indicators for measuring progress.”
#GGA #HACA #HeritageAdapts
We the under-signed gathered in Athens:
• Call on the European Union Member States & Institutions, especially @ec.europa.eu, to lead by example putting culture & heritage at the heart of EU’s climate agenda, and championing within the UNFCCC framework the objectives of the Global Call.
#COP30
• Call on the European Union Member States & Institutions, especially @ec.europa.eu, to lead by example putting culture & heritage at the heart of EU’s climate agenda, and championing within the UNFCCC framework the objectives of the Global Call.
#COP30
April 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We the under-signed gathered in Athens:
• Call on the European Union Member States & Institutions, especially @ec.europa.eu, to lead by example putting culture & heritage at the heart of EU’s climate agenda, and championing within the UNFCCC framework the objectives of the Global Call.
#COP30
• Call on the European Union Member States & Institutions, especially @ec.europa.eu, to lead by example putting culture & heritage at the heart of EU’s climate agenda, and championing within the UNFCCC framework the objectives of the Global Call.
#COP30
“The world’s diverse cultures 🌍 touch everyone, everywhere; encompassing the full range of voices, perspectives and tools to communicate urgency, mobilise action, and champion sustainable and justice-led ways of living …especially when fortified by respect for cultural rights. …
#ClimateHeritage
#ClimateHeritage
April 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“The world’s diverse cultures 🌍 touch everyone, everywhere; encompassing the full range of voices, perspectives and tools to communicate urgency, mobilise action, and champion sustainable and justice-led ways of living …especially when fortified by respect for cultural rights. …
#ClimateHeritage
#ClimateHeritage
🧵Just released: Athens Declaration on Culture-Based Climate Actions, a timely reminder in advance of #COP30 & #Mondiacult ’25 of the urgent need to fill the culture gap in climate action, via the 4th Intl Conf TMM-CH & #EuropaNostra
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Some highlights⬇️
#ClimateHeritage
🔗 tmm-ch.com/files/tee/20...
Some highlights⬇️
#ClimateHeritage
April 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🧵Just released: Athens Declaration on Culture-Based Climate Actions, a timely reminder in advance of #COP30 & #Mondiacult ’25 of the urgent need to fill the culture gap in climate action, via the 4th Intl Conf TMM-CH & #EuropaNostra
🔗 tmm-ch.com/files/tee/20...
Some highlights⬇️
#ClimateHeritage
🔗 tmm-ch.com/files/tee/20...
Some highlights⬇️
#ClimateHeritage
An honor to see AKTI Project from Cyprus & Italy’s Future Foods Institute receive the 2025 #EuropaNostra Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for Safeguard of Endangered Heritage -projects at the intersection of natural & cultural heritage, biodiversity, ancestral wisdom, with @sneskaen.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
An honor to see AKTI Project from Cyprus & Italy’s Future Foods Institute receive the 2025 #EuropaNostra Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for Safeguard of Endangered Heritage -projects at the intersection of natural & cultural heritage, biodiversity, ancestral wisdom, with @sneskaen.bsky.social
Me last week arguing that heritage science can play a role bridging the more qualitative world of culture-aligned social sciences & quantitative world of climate change at the “Intl Conf on Transdisciplinary Multispectral Modelling & Cooperation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage” in Athens.
April 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Me last week arguing that heritage science can play a role bridging the more qualitative world of culture-aligned social sciences & quantitative world of climate change at the “Intl Conf on Transdisciplinary Multispectral Modelling & Cooperation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage” in Athens.
Read @preservinglegacies.bsky.social blog post introducing 12 new heritage places & practices in its 2025 cohort! 🌍✨
Discover how communities around the world are protecting what matters most and adapting to the threats of climate change.
🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/2025-ne...
#ClimateHeritage
Discover how communities around the world are protecting what matters most and adapting to the threats of climate change.
🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/2025-ne...
#ClimateHeritage
April 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Read @preservinglegacies.bsky.social blog post introducing 12 new heritage places & practices in its 2025 cohort! 🌍✨
Discover how communities around the world are protecting what matters most and adapting to the threats of climate change.
🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/2025-ne...
#ClimateHeritage
Discover how communities around the world are protecting what matters most and adapting to the threats of climate change.
🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/2025-ne...
#ClimateHeritage