An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Heritage Reparations

An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Heritage Reparations: Responding to Climate Change-Induced Damages

About the conference

Climate change is dramatically impacting cultural heritage - both tangible and intangible - across the globe. This conference asks: what happens next? It does so by focusing on the overlooked issue of reparations for climate-related damages to cultural heritage. It aims to open up a dialogue about who should provide reparations; how claims for reparations can be made and by whom; and what types of damages might be compensated. The conference addresses these questions through an interdisciplinary lens, and aims to foster long-term collaborations among heritage researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of heritage and climate change, both within Leiden University and beyond. In addition to this, the conference seeks to foster debate on the theme of climate change reparations within the Netherlands by highlighting climate change impacts on heritage in both the European and overseas territories of the Netherlands.  
 

Speakers

• Dr. Elena Carpanelli (University of Parma)

• Dr. Deniz Ikiz (Eindhoven Universityu 

• Ritika Khanna (Université Laval)

• Mohit Khubchandani (Leiden University)

• Antonia Kolbe (University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar/Friedrich Schiller University Jena)

• Dr. Ismail Nuhu Adeiza (Wageningen University)

• Madhusudan Sing (Foundation for Living Knowledge)
• Catherine Savard (University of Oxford)
• Douwe van Schie (University of Bonn/United Nations University)
• Veronica Soon (University of Oxford)
• Eva Stegmeijer (Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands)
• Dr. Abbie Yunita (Utrecht University)

Panel chairs

• Prof. dr. Gert-Jan Burgers (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

• Prof. dr. Ana Pereira Roders (TU Delft)
• Dr. Jason Rudall (Leiden University)

Target audience 
Researchers and practitioners

Level
Usually more than 1 year of practical experience in the relevant field; for participation basic knowledge in the relevant field is necessary. 
 
Do you have any questions? 

We will gladly answer them. 

E-mail: events@law.leidenuniv.nl 
Phone: +31 (0)71 527 8666 
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Conference 

Friday 16 May 2025 

Evening program: conference dinner for speakers and panel chairs

Participants do not need to pay a registration fee