In Macao, many residents' handicrafts, rituals and festivals are considered as intangible cultural heritage (ICH). They reflect and refer to residents’ traditional practice and religious expressions. Climate change might cause negative and irreversible effects to the places and tools used in specific rituals and festivals as well as the materials used for specific craftsmanship. 

在澳門，許多居民的傳統工藝，儀式和節日被視為非物質文化遺產。它們反映並參考了居民的傳統實踐和宗教表達方式。氣候變化可能會對特定儀式和節日中使用的場所和工具以及用於特定工藝的材料造成負面和不可逆轉的影響。

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On one hand, climate change is impacting traditional solar terms and festivals in Macao, such as the Insect Awakening Day.The current characteristics of the solar term are inconsistent with those of the traditional Insect Awakening Day. Meanwhile, it also led to a decrease in the pH value of water during the Dragon Boat Festival, which can impact aquatic organisms and lead to red tide, preventing residents from participating in traditional rituals. The winter solstice, a traditional festival, is becoming warmer due to global temperature increases. 

一方面，氣候變化正在影響澳門的傳統節氣和節日，包括現在的節氣特征與傳統驚蟄時的特征不一致。同時，還導致端午節期間水的pH值下降，影響水生生物，並導致赤潮，從而阻礙居民參加習俗活動；以及在冬至這個傳統節日，由於全球氣溫升高而變得越來越暖和。

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On the other hand, extreme weather could cause delay or cancellation of the rituals and festivals which should be held on the date decided based on the traditions. Moreover, the sea level rise could harm the places and buildings that used to hold the rituals due to water logging, for example, Sin Fong Temple which is located near Travessa de Coelho do Amaral. It might also be harmful to the living environment of specific species and decrease the yields of some materials such as timbers from rare species of trees. The affected traditional handicrafts in Macao are “Manufacture of Incense Sticks” (Veng Heng Cheong Joss-stick Shop) and “Woodwork – Religious Figure Carving” (Tai Cheong Wood Engraving). Ultimately, these negative impacts could be detrimental to the values of ICH.

另一方面，極端天氣可能導致儀式和節日延遲或取消，然而這些儀式和節日應在根據傳統決定的日期舉行。此外，海平面上升可能會使舉辦儀式的地方和建築物遭到水浸的影響,例如位於連勝巷附近的先鋒廟。它還可能破壞特定物種的生存環境，並減少某些材料的產量，例如稀有樹木的木材。澳門受到影響的傳統手工藝有神香業（榮馨祥香莊）和木雕店（大昌佛像店）。最終，這些負面影響都會破壞非物質文化遺產的價值。

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Facing extreme weather, the practitioners of ICH did any specific measure to confront the negative impacts. For instance, Tai Cheong Wood Engraving selects superior wooden material “teakwood” to engrave figure carving. Teakwood has the characteristic of dampproofing. Then, craftsmen polished, lacquered, and finally coated with gold leaf. The gold leaf has the function of expelling insects. Meanwhile, the wood-assembling technique is favored over traditional one-piece woodcarving for its longevity in response to heavy rain and scorching sun on the sea. In addition, the materials used to make incense include bamboo silk, cypress, agilawood, white sandalwood, and rose, all of which have insect repellent properties.

面對極端天氣，非物質文化遺產的實踐者會採取一些措施來對抗負面影響。例如，大昌佛像店會選用上好的木材“柚木”來製作神像。這種木材本身具有防潮的特征。 然後工匠會進行拋光、上漆（採用具有驅蟲作用的金箔漆）。同時，木材組裝技術比傳統的一體式木雕更受青睞，因為它可以經受風雨和烈日在波濤洶湧的大海上的壽命。而製作神香的材料有竹絲、柏木、沉香、白檀、玫瑰等，都有驅蟲作用。

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From the perspective of human consciousness and cognition, as the ICH in Macao, “Daan” is believed to eliminate disasters since the worshippers pray in the “Daan”. It could be a way to improve public environmental awareness. Besides, religion could be an important resource to improve the risks of climate change and promote an environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Because religious practitioners and religious leaders have a potentially important role to play in the conservation of nature. Although Macao has found no similar examples so far, hopes to introduce these ideas in the future. Therefore, the government and NGOs could provide more workshops of ICH to promote these rituals and related craftsmanship, and the residents could learn through actively by joining those events. 

在人的儀式和認知方面，“誕”作為澳門的非物質文化遺產，被認為可以消除災難。“誕”可以成為提高公眾環境意識的一種方式。同時,宗教可能是改善氣候變化風險和提倡環保生活方式的重要資源。因為宗教實踐者和宗教領袖在保護自然的活動中具有潛在的重要作用。儘管澳門目前沒有發現類似的例子，但是日後有望引入這些理念。所以，政府和非政府組織可以提供更多非物質文化遺產工作坊來推廣這些活動和相關工藝，居民可以參與這些活動來學習知識。