Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific regional workshop on intangible cultural heritage and natural disasters
The proceedings include discussions and presentations by participants at ‘Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters’ organised by International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region from 7 to 9 December 2018 at Sendai International Center and in Onagawa Town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
The proceedings focus on the following themes: (1) Natural hazards/disasters and the transmission of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), (2) Challenges and lessons learnt from disaster experiences, and the potential of local knowledge, and (3) Enhancing dialogue between ICH and disaster risk management and others. ‘Statements and Recommendations for Safeguarding ICH in Disasters and Mobilising ICH for Disaster Risk Reduction’ are also available, and they were adopted as an outcome document of the workshop.
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