Disaster and Risk Management: ICCROM Experience and Roadmap for the Future

DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT: ICCROM EXPERIENCE & ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE

Both Conflicts and Natural Disaster pose threat to Cultural Heritage

PhilippinesMali

First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of

Conflict

CULTURE CANNOT WAIT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_military_conflicts

32 major & minor conflicts; majority of them are

ethno-religious

A GLOBAL CONCERN

SUFI SHRINE, LIBYA, MARCH 2013

LOOTING OF ANTIQUITIES LINKED TO WAR ECONOMIES

INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION

LOOTING OF ANTIQUITIES LINKED TO WAR ECONOMIES

First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict2010, 2011, 2012

Proactive Cultural First Aiders

Heritage & conflict

CONFLICT ANALYSIS

International & Domestic legislation

for the protection of cultural heritage

SARAJEVO NATIONAL LIBRARY, BOSNIA, 1996

WORKING WITH OTHER ACTORS military, humanitarians,

community leaders

Skills for mediation & negotiation

Protection of cultural heritage can build lasting peace

CULTURE CANNOT WAIT

55 participants; 43 countries

Architects Curators

Conservat

orsArchaeologists

Humanitarians

Armed forces

First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict

Development professionals

“ ICCROM First Aid Course has given me more confidence in my daily work with cultural emergencies in the Horn of Africa. …I am not alone, since I have met people from conflict places around the world who are doing similar work.” SADA MIRE

EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP

Initial Outcomes

Online publication

UNESCO National Commission of the Netherlands recommended the training in its post conflict & post disaster strategy for the Middle East and North Africa region

Diverse home projects in participants' countries

FIRST AID COURSE IN EGYPT (2012) National Team of First Aiders : Egyptian

Heritage Rescue Team

FIRST AID COURSE IN LEBANON (2012) National Team of First Aiders:

Lebanese for Lebanon

ICOMOS-ICCROM ONLINE COURSES FOR SYRIAN

PROFESSIONALS JANUARY & AUGUST 2013

ICOMOS-ICORP

International Course on Disaster RiskManagement of Cultural Heritage

International Course on Disaster RiskManagement of Cultural Heritage

International Course on Disaster RiskManagement of Cultural Heritage

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy for World Heritage: Albania

Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy for World Heritage: Viet Nam

Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy for World Heritage: Zimbabwe AWHF Workshop

Roadmap for the Future: A Meetingto Design a New Programme

Roadmap for the Future: WHO?

• UNESCO- WHC

• UNISDR

• ICOM

• ICOMOS-ICORP

• African World Heritage Fund

• Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs

• Federal University of Pernambuco

•Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities

•Swedish National Heritage Board

•Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO

•Prince Claus Fund

•Ritsumeikan University

•Smithsonian

•INTERSOS

Roadmap for the Future: WHAT?

• A programme that will:– strengthen capacity to better protect the cultural

heritage in times of disaster– establish cultural heritage as a resource for risk

reduction and resilience– will increase capacity within the heritage sector– create opportunities for collaboration between the

heritage and disaster risk management sectors– Build on existing strengths of individual partners

Roadmap for the Future: POTENTIAL ACTION AREAS?

• Research:– Collection of existing resources– Common glossary– Case studies on heritage and resilience

• Training– First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict– Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage– Other international and regional training activities with

partners• Communication and Awareness

– Web portal

Conserving culture, promoting diversity

Conserver la culture, promouvoir la diversité

www.iccrom.org