Cultural heritage

A multimillion dollar project to preserve the ruins of an ancient kingdom located in remote Tibet will help the mud-and-rock structure stand natural disasters and weather erosion, a local official said Sunday...

Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General and Dr Walter Ammann, President of the Global Risk Forum GRF Davos, signed a Letter of Intent on Monday, 20 June 2011, in order to formalize and extend the long-standing cooperation between the two institutions in the field of risk management and reduction....

This document presents the programmes for action proposed from the cultural angle as an integral part of the recovery in Haiti following the earthquake that hit the country on 12 January 2010. It describes some activities undertaken to salvage objects and improve disaster risk reduction (DRR) and storage conditions, as well as to develop DRR and prevention plans for the National Archives and other key archives.

This Joint Rapid Assessment presents an assessment of the damage and loss following the 2011 earthquake in Bhutan. A framework for early recovery, reconstruction, and disaster risk reduction is also presented in the latter section of this Assessment.

This report presents recommendations under the framework of the Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti, and details specific recommendations including the implementation of conservation plans, management plans, risk reduction plans

Recent disasters in the country have sent strong messages not just on how vulnerable Bhutan actually is to disasters, but on the need for more preparedness when faced with such calamities, according to Kuensel Online...

This document seeks to reinforce the scientific, mitigation and adaptation capacities of countries and communities that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. It brings together expertise and ongoing work in diverse areas ranging from

Item 41 of the provisional agenda of the 185th session of the Executive Board of UNESCO:

This document focuses on developments and highlights results obtained by the SIDS Platform over the 2008-2009 biennium, thus aligning with the closing period of the