Women’s Identity, Textiles and Heritage (WITH): Coastal Style in Mozambique
June 2021 The WITH Coastal Style project, supported by the Rising from the Depths (RftD) Network is researching the role of material heritage amongst women in coastal Katembe district, across…
Rising from the Depths brings MCH local challenges and research to the UNESCO capacity-building workshop for Africa
During the last three weeks, the Rising from the Depths Network has cooperated with UNESCO Nairobi Regional Office and the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for the Underwater Cultural Heritage (ICUCH) in the…
RISING FROM THE DEPTHS AGENDA PUBLICATION
The network has just published our research agenda in the open access Heritage Journal. This paper outlines the aims of the Rising from the Depths and describes the co-creation of…
UNESCO joins forces with the Rising from the Depths Network and ICOMOS-ICUCH to build capacities in Africa
The Rising from the Depths Network cooperates with UNESCO Nairobi Regional Office and the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for the Underwater Cultural Heritage (ICUCH) in the organization of the Online…
Linking Rising from the Depths and the Honor Frost Foundation
The Rising from the Depths network is excited to announce the award of £178,749 funding from the Honor Frost Foundation to create two posts at the University of Edinburgh –…
Mobilization of the Fishing Community on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Coastal area of Southwestern Madagascar
Andrinjarisoa Heritiana RABEKOTO According to history, several ships were wrecked in the maritime territory of Madagascar. There are among them which were already located in the maritime space of…
Eduardo Mondlane University – Celebration of African Heritage Day
Join academics from Eduardo Mondlane University as they discuss how arts, culture and heritage contribute to African Heritage Day. Within the presentation, the panel will be discussing several Rising from…
Call for abstracts on the role of marine and coastal heritage in climate change adaptation – deadline 9th April
We invite collaborators and members of the Rising from the Depth network to submit an abstract to the special session Secrets exposed by coastal change: Promoting the role of marine…
Reharbouring Heritage – Festival of the Sea Music
Reharbouring Heritage As part of the Festival of the Sea, local musicians wrote a variety of songs to express their relation to the sea. You can hear them below,…
Investigating socioecological vulnerability of coastal communities in southwest Madagascar to Climate Change
A blog post from Amber Carter, second year PhD student at University of Edinburgh Southwest Madagascar is home to the Vezo people: a traditionally semi-nomadic group whose cultural identity is…