NEWS

29/10/2018

“Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters” will be held in Sendai from 7 to 9 December 2018

IRCI organises “Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters” from 7 to 9 December 2018 at Sendai International Center and in Onagawa Town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The workshop is co-organised by Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and in cooperation with the Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University.

 

1 Objectives

There has been a growing international awareness and attention on the protection and safeguarding of cultural heritage in emergencies. However, discussions concerning intangible cultural heritage (ICH), including the assessment of the impact of a disaster, remains limited, while much efforts and developments are made for tangible cultural heritage. Against this background, IRCI implemented in FY 2016-2017 a project titled ‘Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific Region’ to better understand (1) the nature of the impact of natural disasters on ICH, and (2) active roles ICH could play for the community’s disaster risk reduction. In cooperation with researchers and research institutes in the Asia-Pacific region, the project explored the situation of ICH in the context of natural hazards and disasters. Reflecting the outcomes of this two-year’s preliminary research, and also recognising very recent developments in the area of ICH in relation to natural hazards and disasters in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere, this workshop aims to discuss practical measures for safeguarding ICH in disasters and possible strategies for mobilising ICH for disaster risk reduction, while sharing the lessons learnt from various case studies. One of the scopes of the workshop is to enhance research and safeguarding programmes that are specifically focused on ICH in the context of natural hazards and disasters. It also seeks to enhance an interdisciplinary dialogue between the field of ICH and disaster risk management studies, leading to the development of practical strategies for safeguarding and mobilising ICH in disasters.

 

2 Date and Time

7 December (Fri.) 10:00~17:00

8 December (Sat.) 11:00~15:30 (in Onagawa town)

9 December (Sun.) 10:00~17:00 

 

3 Venue

Sendai International Center

Aobayama, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0856, Japan

Access: http://www.aobayama.jp/english/access/

 

DAY 1 (7 Dec): Meeting Room 8 (3rd floor, Conference Building)
DAY 2 (8 Dec): Onagawa Town, Miyagi Prefecture (Excursion)
DAY 3 (9 Dec): Conference Room ‘Shirakashi’ 1 (3rd floor, Conference Building)

4 Provisional Programme Schedule

DAY 1 (7 December 2018) Workshop Session

Venue: Meeting Room 8 (3rd floor, Conference Bldg., Sendai International Center)

9:00-10:00

Registration

10:00-10:15

Opening remarks

Wataru Iwamoto, Director-General of IRCI

Emiko Yamanashi, Acting Director-General of Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Himalchuli Gurung, Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Beijing Office

10:15-10:30

Introduction to the workshop

10:30-12:00

Session 1 (Asia-Pacific focus): Natural hazards/disasters and the transmission of ICH

Soledad N. Dalisay (University of the Philippines-Diliman)

Mya Mya Khin (University of Yangon)

Phan Phuong Anh (Vietnam National University)

12:00-13:00

Lunch break

13:00-15:00

Session 2 (Asia-Pacific focus): Challenges and lessons learnt from disaster experiences, and the potentials of local knowledge

Richard Shing (Vanuatu Cultural Centre)

Jayaram Shrestha/Yamuna Maharjan (National Museum of Nepal)

Fadjar I. Thufail (Research Center for Regional Resources, Indonesian Institute of Sciences)

Melaia Tikoitoga (iTaukei Institute of Language and Culture, Fiji)

15:00-15:15

Coffee break

15:15-16:55

(closed at 17:00)

Session 3 (Asia-Pacific focus): Enhancing dialogue between ICH and disaster risk management

Abner O. Lawangen (Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Tublay, Philippines/University of Portsmouth)

Md. Amanullah Bin Mahmood (Former staff of FAO Office in Dhaka)

Vu Canh Toan (ISET-Vietnam)

17:30-19:30

Reception (Venue: Meeting Room 4, Exhibition Bldg., Sendai International Center)

 

DAY 2 (8 December 2018) Excursion

Revaitalisation of shishifuri folk performance in Takenoura Community, Onagawa Town (Miyagi Prefecture)

9:00-

Departing Sendai to Onagawa (by hired bus)

11:00-12:00

Lectures (Venue: Meeting room, Onagawa Town Government Building)

Introduction to the folk culture of Sanriku coast (Ryusuke Kodani, Tohoku History Museum)

Reconstruction of shishifuri performances in Onagawa (Eiichi Hiratsuka, Secretariat of the Onagawa Town committee for the reconstruction of shishifuri performance)

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:30-15:30

Visit to Takenoura Community for talks and shishifuri experience (Venue: Takenoura Community Center)

Talk on Takenoura community’s recovery and shishifuri performance by Shigeo Suzuki (Head of Takenoura Community) and Tadashi Abe (Takenoura committee for the preservation of shishifuri performance)

Shishifuri performance and lessons by community members

 

DAY 3 (9 December 2018) Workshop Session

Venue: Conference Room ‘Shirakashi’ 1 (3rd floor, Conference Bldg., Sendai International Center)

9:00-10:00

Registration

10:00-12:00

 

Special session: Efforts of post-disaster revitalisation of ICH in Japan

Tomoko Ueno-Ichiyanagi (Koriyama Women’s Junior College)

Shuichi Kawashima (International Research Institute of Disaster Sciences, Tohoku University)

Ryusuke Kodani (Tohoku History Museum)

Hiromichi Kubota (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)

Hiroki Takakura (Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University)

12:00-13:00

Lunch break

13:00-13:30

Report: ICH and natural hazards/disasters in Latin America (provisional title)

Adriana Molano/Lucas Roque Dos Santos (Regional Center for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Latin America (CRESPIAL))

13:30-15:20

Final discussion (1): Workshop summary and General comments

Jean-Christophe Gaillard (University of Auckland)

Meredith Wilson (Stepwise Heritage and Tourism, Australia)

15:20-15:40

Coffee break

15:40-16:50

Final discussion (2): Recommendations for safeguarding ICH in disasters and mobilising ICH for DRM

16:50-17:00

Closing remarks

Hiroki Takakura, Director of Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University

Wataru Iwamoto, Director-General of IRCI

 

5 Language

English and Japanese (with simultaneous translation)

 

6 Contact/Pre-registration

The workshop welcomes a certain number of observers, and pre-registration is required for participation. If you are interested in joining the workshop, please download the PDF from the following image and send the Pre-registration Form with necessary information by e-mail (irci@irci.jp) or Fax (+81-72-275-8151).

 * The number of seats available for the programmes on 7 and 8 December 2018 is limited. Please see the Pre-registration Form for the details.

  • * General Information and Pre-registration Form are available for download if you click the image

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