Ms Blanca Jimenez-Cisneros, Director, Division of Water Sciences and Secretary, International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO, is interviewed by Responding to Climate Change TV during the 5th Assembly of the Global Envrionmental Facility (GEF) in Cancun, Mexico, 25 May 2014. She explains that extreme weather events, such as excessive rain, are damaging cultural heritage sites and neighbouring communities. According to her, protecting cultural heritage sites should be as much of a priority as all of the other topics under discussion in climate change discussions, such as agriculture, and she thinks UNESCO is in a good position to offer a holistic perspective on the matter to decision-makers.
