SimvadiZoume

  • Location : Kea, Athens Greece
  • Date: 2021-2022
  • Participating Countries : Greece
  • Partner Institutions : Municipality of Kea, Directorate of Conservation of Ancient and Modern Monuments - Ministry of Culture and Sports

The project

«SimvadiZoume»: active participation and cooperation of citizens and professionals for the protection of monuments from climate change.

Climate change affects cultural heritage monuments in many ways. Citizens and cultural heritage professionals yet feel “weak” to react, since the challenge seems irreversible. The aim of the project is to raise awareness and call citizens and professionals to react against climate change.  The project seeks to restore a sense of control and management of the situation, giving the opportunity to the citizens themselves, through education and cooperation with cultural professionals, to care for and protect monuments of their place. The above project is implemented by Diadrasis NGO and the Municipality of Kea, while the Professional training is supported by the  Directorate of Conservation of Ancient and Modern Monuments, Ministry of Culture. To the question "where does the protection of the environment meet that of cultural heritage?" "SimvadiZoume" answers the activation and participatory action of citizens and local communities.

Contents

The overall aim of the project is to raise awareness and activate civil society in the protection of cultural heritage from climate change. More specifically the objectives are:


1. Informing and sensitizing the public about the need to adapt the methods of protection of monuments to the new conditions created by climate change.

1.1 General information and communication

1.2 Information events 

1.3 Information event for professionals (Athens)


2. Strengthening of the active action of the citizens in the protection of the monuments and their surrounding area through education and cooperation with institutional bodies.

2.1 Educational programs for children

2.2 Preventive maintenance training seminar

2.3 Voluntary actions


3. Improving the cooperation of cultural professionals and active citizens through education for the joint effort to protect cultural heritage sites threatened by climate change.

3.1 Training seminar for professionals


Research. 

4.1 Research on the effects of climate change on the monuments 

4.2 Research on the effects of climate change on the monuments

4.3 Social research of citizens

4.4 Social research of cultural professionals.


The project "SimvadiZoume": active participation and cooperation of citizens and professionals for the protection of monuments from climate change, is part of the financial program: Natural environment & innovative actions 2021 under the priority axis "Innovative actions with the citizens". The total budget of € 49935.00 is derived from the Green Fund and main beneficiary rights Diadrasis Interdisciplinary research for Archaeological & Architectural Conservation and the Municipality of Kea.


Deliverables

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