Given the topic of project activities related to climate change, the key lecture at this gathering was given by Prof. Dr. sc. Mirko Orlić from the University of Zagreb, presenting global trends in climate change and projections. Conservator from Trogir, Jasna Popović, gave a presentation on the UNESCO cultural heritage management, the topic of the impact of climate change on natural heritage using the example of the Plitvice Lakes National Park was presented by Maja Vurnek, an employee of the National Park Conservation Service. As the main activities in the work package 1 of the CAMPUS project are related to the development of vulnerability and multi-risk assessments for UNESCO sites, representatives of the University of Venice, Silvia Zannin and Federica Parlato, presented the results so far for the areas included in the project. Risk maps of cities and modelling for Trogir and Stari Grad on Hvar were presented by Ivan Carević, along with the results of surveys conducted with residents regarding their experiences with climate change. From the Ministry of Culture and Media, Petra Smajić gave a lecture on the topic of risk management for cultural heritage and the legislative framework, while Martin Bućan from Split-Dalmatia County presented the Desirmed and A-AAGORA projects.

At the end of the presentations, a round table was held on the topic “From global science to local action”, moderated by Sandra Bračot, and the discussion was attended by Professor Mirko Orlić, Vinko Trbušković, Petra Smajić and Martin Bućan.

The second day of activities was reserved for a project meeting of partners, about the activities carried out so far, future tasks in further work packages, financial construction, and the outline content of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan was presented, which will be further developed in the coming months.

For more information about the CAMPUS project, visit https://www.italy-croatia.eu/web/campus.

Objava The International Conference and the 4th meeting of partners on the CAMPUS project pojavila se prvi puta na Nacionalni park "Plitvička jezera".

The main objective of the project is to identify the risks of climate change and the resilience of UNESCO sites, both cultural and natural heritage, by preparing climate change adaptation plans, developing guidelines for cross-border cooperation on climate change adaptation through conferences and workshops, designing and organising living labs, and developing tools for monitoring and testing systems for nature-based solutions, building restoration and lighting infrastructure at selected UNESCO sites.

Immediately after the start of the project in 2024, a first meeting with LIRA representatives took place in the Plitvice Lakes National Park in March, where we were introduced to the project activities, work packages and partners involved. Shortly afterwards, the collection of all relevant data on UNESCO sites for other partners and Plitvice Lakes National Park began with the aim of developing a matrix and entering the first key data for the methodology to assess the risk, vulnerability and exposure of sites to climate change. The main view and approach to the methodology was observed through attributes and defined forms associated with a unique universal value. For the Plitvice Lakes National Park, the unique universal value is described by the three criteria vii, viii and ix.

The first working meeting took place in the city of Ferrara (Italy), where we as an associated partner could not participate due to other commitments, but it was an important meeting to further define the direction of activities in the work package, to get to know partners and to exchange experiences.

The second working meeting, which took place in Venice, was important for planning and presenting the previous results of the methodology for developing the adaptation plan, planning future activities in the second work package and setting the next meetings in 2025. On the part of the Plitvice Lakes National Park, this meeting was also crucial because of the review of the initial input data matrix that we had previously prepared in the first data collection cycle, which determines the further direction of the methodology, so some suggestions and proposals were made for the inclusion of data that should contribute to the best possible adaptation plan. We expect that the activities within the CAMPUS project will continue in the coming months, and in 2025 the third working meeting will take place in the Plitvice Lakes National Park.

Climate change adaptation plans, especially with regard to the values of UNESCO sites, are an important contribution to the fight against climate change. A specific methodological approach that takes into account the physical, biological or geological components that contribute to the unique universal value by defining sensitivity, risk and resilience is also key to the adaptive management of this UNESCO site.

Objava CAMPUS Project (Interreg IT-HR) pojavila se prvi puta na Nacionalni park "Plitvička jezera".