Patrimonio costruito e cambiamenti climatici. Stato dell’arte, prospettive e competenze multidisciplinari

The paper aims to review both the research evidence on the impacts of the current climate crisis on cultural built heritage, and the related legal frameworks adopted at national and European levels. The selected regulations, methodologies and studies present the state of the art of cultural heritage conservation and environmental risk prevention in Italy. Furthermore, they focus on the research perspectives that specialists (including the buildings archaeologist) are to consider in the immediate future. At European level, the documented impact of climate change and the urgency to address it that emerge from the recent IPCC, UNEP and COP 28 reports contrast with the neglect to establish measures that address climate change effects on cultural heritage at respective national level. Although Italy sets an encouraging example thanks to the Adaptation Strategy (SNAC 2015) and the Adaptation Plan (PNACC 2023; under approval), local authorities need strong scientific evidence to update and develop their built heritage management tools and to adopt adequate mitigation, adaptation and conservation actions. To achieve these objectives, risk-based approaches to and Preventive and Planned Conservation strategy of built heritage evaluation and protection (MOIOLI 2023) are the internationally agreed means that heritage conservation specialists must contribute to by planning targeted knowledge pathways that also align with the four structural priorities outlined in the Sendai Framework (UN 2015).