The course will cover risks to Cultural Heritage from Climate and Global Change by developing issues as Climate and Global Change impact Vulnerability and Risk and Adaptation Strategies. It will present the results of research from European and International projects and outline future perspectives on risks to heritage induced by climate and global change. The Course is organised by the European University Centre for Cultural Heritage (Centro Universitario Europeo Per I Beni Culturali) in collaboration with the Scientific and Technical Research Centre on Arid Regions (CRSTRA) in Biskra, Algeria, and with the support of the EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement.