From 29 to 31 May 2017, the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES) of Jamaica, in cooperation with UNESCO Kingston and the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, hosted a three-day Symposium and workshop on the impacts of climate change on World Heritage in the Caribbean under the theme "Rallying for the protection of culture and heritage in SIDS under a sustainable 21st-century climate change agenda."
Symposium “Rallying for the protection of culture and heritage in SIDS under a sustainable 21st-century climate change agenda
UNESCO,
31 May 2017, Jamaica
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