This document discusses ICCROM's experience with and plans for disaster risk management of cultural heritage. It notes that both conflicts and natural disasters threaten cultural heritage in places like Mali and the Philippines. ICCROM has provided "First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict" trainings since 2010 to build skills for protecting cultural heritage during crises. These trainings bring together professionals from various fields in over 40 countries. ICCROM also works with partners like UNESCO, ICOMOS, and national governments on additional training programs and strategies. Going forward, ICCROM aims to establish a new collaborative program to strengthen capacity for cultural heritage protection during disasters and increase resilience through research, training, and communication.

1. DISASTER RISK
MANAGEMENT: ICCROM
EXPERIENCE & ROADMAP
FOR THE FUTURE

2. Both Conflicts and Natural Disaster
pose threat to Cultural Heritage
Mali
Philippines

3. CULTURE CANNOT WAIT
First Aid to Cultural Heritage in
Times of Conflict

4. A GLOBAL
CONCERN
32 major & minor conflicts; majority
of them are ethno-religious
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_military_conflicts

5. LOOTING OF ANTIQUITIES
INTENTIONAL
LINKED TO WAR ECONOMIES
DESTRUCTION
LOOTING OF ANTIQUITIES
LINKED TO WAR ECONOMIES
SUFI SHRINE, LIBYA,

6. First Aid to Cultural Heritage in
Times of Conflict
2010, 2011, 2012

7. Proactive Cultural First
Aiders

8. Heritage & conflict
CONFLICT
ANALYSIS

9. International & Domestic
legislation
for the protection of cultural
heritage
SARAJEVO NATIONAL LIBRARY, BOSNIA, 1996

10. WORKING WITH OTHER ACTORS
military, humanitarians, community
leaders

11. Skills for mediation &
negotiation

12. CULTURE CANNOT
WAIT
Protection of cultural heritage can build
lasting peace

13. First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of
Conflict
Development
Humanitarians
professionals
Architec
Curators
ts
Conservator
Archaeologists

s
Armed
forces
55 participants; 43
countries

14. “ 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

15. E X PA N D E D PA R T N E R S H I P

16. 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

17. FIRST AID COURSE IN EGYPT (2012)
National Team of First Aiders : Egyptian Heritage
Rescue Team

18. FIRST AID COURSE IN LEBANON (2012)
National Team of First Aiders: Lebanese for
Lebanon

19. ICOMOS-ICORP
ICOMOS-ICCROM
ONLINE COURSES FOR SYRIAN
PROFESSIONALS

20. International Course on Disaster
Risk
Management of Cultural Heritage

21. International Course on Disaster
Risk
Management of Cultural Heritage

22. International Course on Disaster
Risk
Management of Cultural Heritage

23. Global Platform for
Disaster Risk Reduction

24. Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy
for World Heritage: Albania

25. Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy
for World Heritage: Viet Nam

26. Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy
for
World Heritage: Zimbabwe AWHF
Workshop

27. Roadmap for the Future: A Meeting
to Design a New Programme

28. Roadmap for the Future: WHO?
• UNESCO- WHC
• UNISDR
• ICOM
• ICOMOS-ICORP
• African World Heritage Fund
•Italian Ministry of Cultural
Heritage and Activities
•Swedish National Heritage
Board
•Netherlands National
Commission for UNESCO
• Japanese Agency for
Cultural Affairs
•Prince Claus Fund
• Federal University of
Pernambuco
•Smithsonian
•Ritsumeikan University
•INTERSOS

29. 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

30. 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

31. Conserving culture, promoting diversity
Conserver la culture, promouvoir la diversité
www.iccrom.org