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23/12/2025
Call for Collaborators to Conduct Case Studies on ICH and Ecosystems
IRCI is currently calling for collaborators to conduct case studies for its new project ‘Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems’ starting in April 2026. The case study will be conducted on practical initiati…
22/12/2025
Preliminary Research on ICH and Ecosystems: Second working group meeting was held on 3 December 2025
On 3 December 2025, IRCI held the second working group meeting as part of its Preliminary Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems project. Dr Satoshi Ishikawa, Professor at Kyoto Prefectural University, was invited as a guest speaker …
19/12/2025
Call for Participation: Collection of Information on ICH-Related NGOs in Asia-Pacific (IRCI & ICH NGO Forum)
IRCI is pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative to systematically collect and provide information on NGOs working in the field of ICH safeguarding. This initiative is being implemented in cooperation with the ICH NGO Forum. While the IRCI …
05/12/2025
A research team from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies visited IRCI on 26 November 2025
On 26 November 2025, a research team from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), Republic of Korea, visited IRCI to conduct an in-person interview as part of a research project implemented with our Korean counterpart, the International Informat…
26/11/2025
The 14th Governing Board Meeting of IRCI
The 14th meeting of the Governing Board of IRCI was held online on 18 November 2025. The meeting was attended by nine members of the Governing Board and observers including Mr KONO Toshiyuki (Senior Fellow), Mr Chris Ballard (Representative of the Ad…
06/11/2025
Representative of IRCI Advisory Body visited IRCI on 23 October 2025
Dr Chris Ballard (Associate Professor of the Australian National University), who is the representative of the IRCI Advisory Body and a member of the Planning Committee of the Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, visited IRCI on 23 Octob…
17/10/2025
‘Sub-Regional Meeting on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Central Asia’ held in Tashkent (25–26 September 2025)
The ‘Sub-Regional Meeting on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Central Asia: Enhancing ICH Research and Networks for Comprehensive Heritage Safeguarding’ was held on 25–26 September 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The event was co-organized …
17/10/2025
17 October is the International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
17 October is designated as the International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. On this day in 2003, the General Conference of UNESCO adopted the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. While celebrating this day w…
16/10/2025
The 9th Online Seminar for Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region was held on 18 September 2025
IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding hosted its 9th online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region on 18 September 2025, in conjunction with the ‘Preliminary Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems’ …
15/10/2025
IRCI cooperated in Sakai City’s Seminar for Understanding ICH (27 September 2025)
On 27 September 2025, the 48th Seminar for Understanding Intangible Cultural Heritage was held at Sakai City Museum Hall, co-organized by Sakai City and IRCI. This seminar series, initiated by Sakai City, aims to raise public awareness of the value a…
14/10/2025
IRCI was featured in the Sakai City Museum’s Sunday Talk (21 September 2025)
The Sakai City Museum, where IRCI is located, organizes a weekly event called ‘Sunday Talk’, in which the Museum curators give a 20–30 minute themed talk related to the Museum’s exhibits. On 21 September 2025, IRCI contributed to the programme, and I…
18/09/2025
Preliminary Research on ICH and Ecosystems: First working group meeting was held on 3 September 2025
On 3 September 2025, IRCI held the first working group meeting as a part of its Preliminary Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems project. Dr Kenji Kitamura, Associate Professor at Otemon Gakuin University, was invited as the guest …
10/09/2025
‘IRCI Brochure 2025’ is published
The IRCI Brochure 2025 (PDF version) is now available. This brochure introduces IRCI’s latest research projects and past activities with various pictures. You can download the PDF version by clicking the image below.
28/08/2025
Online Seminar ‘“Spiritual Ecology” and the Protection of Environmental and Cultural Heritage’ to be held on 18 September 2025
The Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, in conjunction with IRCI’s research project ‘Preliminary Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems’, will host the 9th Online Seminar for Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region …
20/08/2025
New Publication of Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding and Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific
IRCI is pleased to share the news that UNESCO has released a publication, Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding and Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific. It examines how communities across Asia and the Pacific draw on ICH, such as traditional c…
15/08/2025
Call for Cases on Promoting Tangible-Intangible Synergies at UNESCO Designated Sites in Asia-Pacific (World Heritage, Biosphere Reserves, and Geoparks)
UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia (Beijing Office), in cooperation with Category 2 Centres in the Asia-Pacific region, is now inviting case studies from stakeholders related to UNESCO Designated Sites such as World Heritage properties, Biosphere R…
05/08/2025
IRCI participated in the Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change, held in Chengdu, China
‘Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: Enhancing knowledge sharing and networking in Asia and the Pacific’ was held in Chengdu, China, from 29 May to 1 June 2025. The event was co-organized by UNESCO Regional Office for East As…
30/05/2025
IRCI participated in the Fourteenth Session of the Governing Board Meeting of CRIHAP
The fourteenth session of the Governing Board Meeting of the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (CRIHAP) was held on 29 April 2025 in Beijing, China. In addition to t…
13/05/2025
‘Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Communities in the Asia-Pacific Region: Report of the Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs Project (FY 2022–2024)’ published in March 2025
IRCI published ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Communities in the Asia-Pacific Region: Report of the Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs Project (FY 2022–2024)’ in March 2025. From FY 2022 to 2024, the project explored how ICH could co…
09/05/2025
Online kickoff meeting of the ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’ project held on 3 April 2025
IRCI held an online kickoff meeting for its project ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’ on 3 April 2025. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the project’s background, objectives and goals, …
02/04/2025
Recording of the 8th Online Seminar is now available (March 2025)
Video recording of the 8th Online Seminar titled ‘Leveraging local and indigenous knowledge to enhance adaptive capacity: Examples from Southeast Asian coastal communities’ by Lisa Hiwasaki (Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Affairs, Universi…
02/04/2025
Recording of the 7th Online Seminar is now available (March 2025)
Video recording of the 7th Online Seminar titled ‘Indigenous and Local knowledge of changing weather and climate: UNESCO experiences of community-led research in Africa and the Caribbean’ by Dr Nigel Thomas Crawhall (Chief of Section, Local and Indig…
21/03/2025
‘Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States’ Project Report (Part I) Published in March 2025
IRCI published the first part of its report for the ‘Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States’ project in March 2025, primarily focusing on the collection of ICH research i…
21/03/2025
Final Online Workshop of the ‘Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States’ project held on 28 February 2025
IRCI held the final workshop online for its research project ‘Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)’ (FY 2022–2024)’ on 28 February 2025. This online workshop bro…
17/03/2025
The 7th and 8th online seminars for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region were held (21 and 26 February 2025)
IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, in conjunction with IRCI’s new project ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’, hosted two online seminars dealing with topics related to local …
13/03/2025
International Conference ‘New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage’ held at the National Museum of Ethnology (13–15 February 2025)
As part of the project ‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding’ (FY2022–2026), the international conference entitled ‘New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage’ was held from 13 to 15 February 2025, at the Nati…
13/03/2025
Face-to-Face Workshop of the Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers was held in conjunction with the international conference ‘New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage’ (12 & 14 February, 2025)
As part of IRCI’s project ‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding (FY2022–2026)’, the Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers has been running since October 2024. Seven selected programme participants had already attended two onl…
12/03/2025
“Towards Safeguarding Endangered Traditional Crafts in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka [Second Edition]” published online (March 2025)
IRCI’s publication “Towards Safeguarding Endangered Traditional Crafts in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka [Second Edition]” is now available online. Being produced as the result of IRCI’s project ‘Research for Endangered Traditional Handicrafts in P…
04/03/2025
Recording of the International Symposium ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities’ is now available
Video recording of the International Symposium ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities: Perspectives for Integrated Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region’, held in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 October 2024, …
12/02/2025
Online Seminar LEVERAGING LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TO ENHANCE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY: EXAMPLES FROM SOUTHEAST ASIAN COASTAL COMMUNITIES to be held on 26 February 2025
IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding in conjunction with its new project ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’ is hosting the 8th Online Seminar for Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pa…
07/02/2025
Online Seminar INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF CHANGING WEATHER AND CLIMATE: UNESCO EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY-LED RESEARCH IN AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEAN to be held on 21 February 2025
IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding in conjunction with its new project ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’ is hosting the 7th Online Seminar for Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pa…
22/01/2025
Call for collaborating institutions to conduct case studies for IRCI project Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
(Deadline: 20 February 2025) IRCI is seeking research institutions in the Asia-Pacific region to cooperate in its new project ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’ (FY 2024–2026), to conduct case stu…
09/01/2025
IRCI attended the ‘Release Ceremony of Selected Cases on ICH Safeguarding for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region 2024’ held in Beijing, China (26 November 2024)
On 26 November 2024, the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (CRIHAP) held the ‘Release Ceremony of Selected Cases on ICH Safeguarding for Sustainable Development in t…
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