"The coastal landscape of Flanders: dealing with the rising tides between the formation, the preservation and the future of a medieval landscape." (DRIES TYS, Free University Brussels)

"Impact of Climate change on Flemish built heritage and actions required from the heritage sector and authorities." (NATHALIE VERNIMME, Flemish Heritage Institute)

"Object Saved, Landscape Lost? A model for evaluating and mitigating the effects of climate change on the dykes of the Netherlands." (GERHARDMARK VAN DER WAAL, Stichting Dorp, Stad & Land)

Parallel Workshop 1
Climate Change and Flemish cultural landscapes:

"Impact of past climate changes on the river Scheldt."(FRIEDA BOGEMANS & ANNELIES STORME. Flemish Heritage Institute)

"High tides and low sites: the effect of floodplain creation on the archaeological and cultural heritage in the ‘Wijmeersen 2’ area (lower Scheldt basin)." (ERWIN MEYLEMANS, YVES PERDAEN, INGE VERDURMEN. Flemish Heritage Institute)

"Flood safety and cultural landscapes, a contradiction or not?" (AUKJE DE HAAN, INGE VERDURMEN. Flemish Heritage Institute)

"Climate Change and Landscape and Heritage in Flanders (Belgium) - a spatial planning strategic research project." (GEORGES ALLAERT, MARC ANTROP, HANS LEINFELDER, VEERLE VAN EETVELDE & BJORN VERHOFSTEDE. Ghent University, Belgium)

Parallel Workshop 2
Managing the vulnerability of archaeological sites:

"Climate changes and the vulnerability of the cultural heritage – a Swedish pilot project." (STEFAN NILSSON, EVA SVENSSON, LARS NYBERG, MONICA FJAESTAD. Cultural Landscape Constultant; Karlstad University, Sweden; Swedish National Board of Antiquities)

"Will Climate Change lead to the destruction of Skara Brae? " (JULIE GIBSON. County Archaeologist Orkney Islands Council and Lecturer in Archaeology for Orkney College, University of the Highlands and Islands)

"Maps for the climate changing impact on heritage conservation." (BONAZZA A., BRIMBLECOMBE P., GROSSI C. M., SABBIONI C. National Research Council, Bologna, Italy and University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK)

"The Frozen Tombs of the Altay Mountains, Climate Change and Tourism: Mapping the Archaeological Heritage of Altay." (WOUTER GHEYLE, JEAN BOURGEOIS, RUDI GOOSSENS & ALAIN DE WULF. Ghent University, Belgium)

Parallel Workshop 3
Sea Level change, flooding and Heritage Preservation:

"Transitional environments and heritage protection: a decisional roadmap for the Saracen towers in the Amalfi coast " (SERENA VIOLA, DONATELLA DIANO, TERESA NAPOLETANO, CLAUDIA CIOCIA. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)

"Incidences of pluviosity increase in the preservation of Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas - Word Heritage." (MELINA NAVA HUNG. Universidad Central de Venezuela)

"An Impact of River Flooding on Cultural Heritage Preservation: A Case Study of the Historic City of Ayutthaya." (KRIENGKRAI WATANASAWAD. Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand)

"Threat of destruction of a coastal infrastructure and historical landscapes of Baku as a result of change of Caspian sea level." (SHAHLA KAHRAMANOVA; BABAYEV SHEHALI. National Academy of Science, Azerbaijan and Azebaijan Architecture and Construction University)

Excursion Belgian coast
"Coastal heritage under threat of the sea"
(TOM LENAERT & GLENN GEVAERT)

From the colloquium venue which is located in the harbour of Oostende we will take the participants for an exclusive excursion along the Belgian coast. The relationship between the rich and diverse heritage recourses – which include amongs others military infrastructures from different periods, a drawned medieval village, maritime infrastructures or exclusive villa’s on coastal promenades – will be highlighted from the perspective of their threatened location near the Belgian coast. Some of the locations that we will visit are not open to the public.

The Conference diner will be organised in the historical setting of “Napoleon’s Fortification”. This vestige is hidden in the dunes of the Belgian coast near Oostende and is only a few meters away from the sea. It was constructed by the French under Napoleon Bonaparte’s reign. From 1995 till 2000 the site got restored by Heritage Flanders. It is now open to the public and is used as a restaurant.