The symposium “Climate Change and World Heritage Sites in Africa” was held at Sophia University on May 15, 2025 with experts on world heritage, African culture, and climate. The speakers discussed the current state of the World Heritage sites in Africa and how to maintain them in face of the growing impact of climate change. The aim of the symposium, organized by the Sophia Future De-sign Platform Office and the Human Resources Center for In-ternational Cooperation (SHRIC) as part of the May 10 to May 25 Sophia Africa Weeks, was to promote understanding of the African region and to enhance partnerships. UNESCO World Heritage Programme Specialist, and Nobue Amanuma, an environmental policy expert and former Deputy Director at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). The speeches highlighted the impact of observable ef-fects of climate change in Africa on the sustainability of some of the continent’s World Heritage sites. The second part featured a panel session with Sole Mamasupha, Counsellor at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho in Ja-pan, and Yuya Otani, Lecturer at Setsunan University, who ex-changed thoughts and offered a deepened understanding of the keynote speeches.Moderated by Assistant Professor Nkweauseh Reginald Longfor of Sophia University’s Graduate School of Global Environmen-tal Studies, the symposium was presented in two parts. The first part consisted of keynote speeches by Professor George Okello Abungu, Honorary Professor of Heritage and Museum Studies at Australian National University, Canberra, Australia and Emeritus Director General at National Museum of Kenya, Nao Hayashi, 19From CampusTapestry of Nature and Culture:Protecting African World Heritage Sitesfrom Climate Change
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