What is the theme of 'World Heritage Day 2022'?

Concept

World Heritage Day, officially the International Day for Monuments and Sites, is observed every year on 18 April. Each year ICOMOS (the International Council on Monuments and Sites) announces a single annual theme that frames that year's awareness activities.

Application

For 2022, ICOMOS designated the theme "Heritage and Climate". It directed global attention to how climate change threatens cultural and natural heritage, and how heritage knowledge can support climate action.

Contrast

Distinguishing the 2022 theme from the other slogans offered:

• "Heritage and Tourism" is a general heritage-tourism slogan, not the designated 2022 annual theme.

• "Preserve Heritage" is a generic conservation slogan, not a specific ICOMOS annual theme for a given year.

• "Teaching Children about Heritage" describes an education-and-youth outreach idea, not the designated 2022 theme.

Result

The 2022 theme is "Heritage and Climate".