Professor Jane Downes, the director of the UHI Archaeology Institute, is one of the authors of a series of reports published by the CVI Africa project this week.
The international initiative, led by institutions in Africa and the United Kingdom, provided foundational training in vulnerability assessment to six African heritage professionals and applied the Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) at two World Heritage properties: the Sukur Cultural Landscape in Nigeria and the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara in Tanzania.
The reports, detailed below, are available online:
- A summary document with key findings, authored by the project, 4p. [Summary]
- Day, Jon C., Heron, Scott F., Odiaua, Ishanlosen, Downes, Jane, Itua, Eugene, Lass Abdu, Aliyu, Ekwurzel, Brenda and Sham, Anthony (2022) An application of the Climate Vulnerability Index for the Sukur Cultural Landscape. Project Report. ICOMOS Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria, 60p. [Book]
- Heron, Scott F., Day, Jon D., Mbogelah, Mercy, Bugumba, Revocatus, Abraham, Evarest, Sadi, Mohamed Bakari, Noah, Pauline, Khamis, Mzee Said, Madenge, Stephen and Megarry, Will (2022) Application of the Climate Vulnerability Index for the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and the Ruins of Songo Mnara, Tanzania. Project Report. CVI Africa Project, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 52p. [Book]
- Heron, Scott F., Day, Jon D., Mbogelah, Mercy, Bugumba, Revocatus, Abraham, Evarest, Sadi, Mohamed Bakari, Noah, Pauline, Khamis, Mzee Said, Madenge, Stephen, Megarry, Will and Sanjo Mafuru, Steven (2022) Matumizi ya Kiashiria cha Mabadiliko ya Tabia-nchi kwa Magofu ya Kilwa Kisiwani na Magofu ya Songo Mnara, Tanzania [Application of the Climate Vulnerability Index for the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and the Ruins of Songo Mnara, Tanzania. Swahili translation]. Project Report. CVI Africa Project, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 56p. [Book]
