Promoting Disaster Resilient Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage is vulnerable to the adverse impacts of natural disasters, and climate change is adding to the urgency of addressing this challenge. Countries around the world are employing a variety of measures to safeguard cultural heritage aga...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/696061511882383371/Promoting-disaster-resilient-cultural-heritage http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28955 |
| Summary: | Cultural heritage is vulnerable to the
adverse impacts of natural disasters, and climate change is
adding to the urgency of addressing this challenge.
Countries around the world are employing a variety of
measures to safeguard cultural heritage against disaster
risks, drawing on relevant conventions, policy frameworks,
and guidance. To protect lives, livelihoods, and cultural
heritage, it is important to strengthen the resilience of
assets at risk and make disaster resilience an intrinsic
part of cultural heritage management. This note highlights a
number of recommendations that can help policy makers and
practitioners further develop DRM practices for more
resilient cultural heritage. |
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