Climate change, through consequences such as global warming, rising sea levels, extended dry seasons or floods and heavy storms, threatens our habitats and our built heritage. Cultural heritage, including historical buildings, archaeological sites, monuments, their contents and collections, as well as intangible aspects are a legacy from our past and an asset in our present. Deeply entangled in its surrounding environment, cultural heritage is subject to changes and adaptations. Climate change adds potential changes to cultural heritage that could be damaging and threatening to its very core. The effects of climate change are already degrading and irreversibly changing our natural and cultural heritage. It puts thousands of sites with cultural, historic, and archaeological value at risk of being damaged or lost altogether, including archaeological sites that have not yet been discovered. Cultural heritage and the climate crisis 92