“The Charter points out that cultural heritage and Art Cities need to have a special status when disaster risk management plans are being put in place to reduce the impact of disasters like floods and earthquakes.

“The Academies involved recognize our obligation under the Charter to educate the public and raise awareness, promoting research and providing advice to policymakers. It is our hope that this new Heritage Resilience Centre will become a hub for this work in Italy and be a valuable resource for countries around the world facing similar challenges.”

The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei has organised three conferences on the subject since 2013 and the project has the full backing of the Inter-Academy Partnership which represents several such groups.

Date:

9 Oct 2017

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe (UNISDR EUR)

Themes:

Cultural Heritage

Countries:

Italy