The International Expert Meeting on Cultural Heritage and Disaster Resilient Communities

Description

The International Expert Meeting on Cultural Heritage and Disaster Resilient Communities was organized in Tokyo and Sendai, Japan, on 11-17 March 2015 by UNESCO, ICCROM, the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan (ACA) and the National Institutes of Cultural Heritage (NICH) with the cooperation of ICOMOS-International Committee of Risk Preparedness (ICOMOS-ICORP) and ICOM-Disaster Relief Task Force (ICOM-DRTF). This meeting was held within the framework of the third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (the 3rd WCDRR) that was organized in Sendai, Japan, on 14‐18 March 2015 by UNISDR, and included the following events: (1) Tokyo Strategy Meeting (11-13 March, Tokyo) to discuss how cultural heritage could be better integrated with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030; (2) Tokyo Symposium (13 March, Tokyo) to share the experiences in rescue and recovery of heritage damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake; (3) The 3rd WCDRR Intergovernmental Working Session on Resilient Cultural Heritage (15 March, Sendai) prepared by UNISDR, UNESCO, ICCROM, ICOMOS-ICORP, ACA and NICH; (4) Sendai Symposium (16 March, Sendai) to share results of the above-mentioned with the public.

Period	11 Mar 2015 → 13 Mar 2015
Event title	The International Expert Meeting on Cultural Heritage and Disaster Resilient Communities
Event type	Conference
Location	Tokyo, Sendai, JapanShow on map