SD-WISHEES at the Interpret Europe Conference in Faro 2026
We are excited to announce that SD-WISHEES will be attending — and hosting an interactive workshop at — the Interpret Europe Conference 2026, taking place from 16–19 April in Faro, Portugal.
This year's conference theme is "Re-interpreting Heritage in the Light of Faro" — a deeply resonant choice, given that Faro is the very city where the Council of Europe adopted the Faro Convention in 2005, marking a historic shift toward more democratic, people-centred approaches to cultural heritage. The conference will bring together heritage practitioners, researchers, and interpreters from across Europe to explore how interpretation can strengthen the value of both natural and cultural heritage for people and communities.
The event will be held at the historic Club Farense, a venue over 150 years old nestled in the heart of Faro's old town — a fittingly atmospheric setting for conversations about heritage, memory, and belonging.
"SD-WISHEES: Innovation Pathways for the Uptake of Heritage and Climate Risks Research"
Marta Ducci and Roger Street (CMCC), alongside Jessica Amadio (CNR), James Mushori (AAS), Ana Isabel Da Silva Mendes and Maria Helena Batista(UEvora), Eni Hoxha and Olsi Nika (EcoAlbania) will lead a 55-minute interactive workshop exploring how research and innovation on heritage and climate risks can be meaningfully taken up and used in practice through people-centred approaches inspired by the Faro Convention.
Building on results from the SD-WISHEES project, the session introduces an innovation pathway framework that examines how research outcomes move from knowledge generation to practical use, and how learning and capacity-building, tools and methods, co-creation, and governance choices shape that transition. Participants will be invited to reflect on enablers, barriers and recommendations to the uptake of heritage and climate risk research based on their own experience of interpreting, communicating, or engaging with heritage.
Through guided discussion and group exchange, the workshop will explore how Faro-inspired interpretive practices — framing knowledge for diverse audiences, acknowledging contested values, and creating spaces for dialogue — can strengthen shared understanding, democratic engagement, and long-term impact. Participant insights will directly contribute to a set of actionable recommendations aimed at improving the social relevance and sustainability of heritage and climate risks related research and innovation.
If you are attending the conference, we would love to connect. Come find us, join the workshop, and let's talk heritage, climate, and the future of community-driven research.
