Sharm El-Sheikh – The British Council announced £14m support for 17 new projects to protect heritage at risk, including those at risk from climate change. The projects will be funded over two and a half years through the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund (CPF), in a partnership between the British Council and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). “Because of this we have embedded the theme of responding to the threat of climate change across our work in arts, education and the English language around the world. Stephanie Grant, Director Cultural Protection Fund at the British Council, commented: “This is the fund’s first large grants and multi-year announcements since 2018 and we received an unprecedented level of high-quality proposals. “There’s a crucial need to protect global heritage against the threats of conflict and climate change.

Source: Daily News Egypt November 18, 2022 22:57 UTC