Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters₍₁₎ held during 7-9 December 2018 in Sendai, Japan is now available for download.

The proceedings summarises the discussions over the three days, and compiles all the papers presented by the workshop participants. Check below for the table of contents and for downloading selected papers.　

*The entire volume is available for download if you click the cover image at the bottom.

[CONTENTS]₍₂₎

Preface (Wataru Iwamoto)

Introduction to the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters (Yoko Nojima)

Executive Summary

WORKSHOP PAPERS

SESSION 1: NATURAL HAZARDS/DISASTERS AND THE TRANSMISSION OF ICH

The Impacts of Disaster on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH): Long Term Transformation Case Study of ICH in Myanmar (Mya Mya Khin)

ICH Management and DRR in Vietnam (Phan Phương Anh)

Remembering Disasters: The Role of ICH in Disaster Memory (Soledad Natalia M. Dalisay)

SESSION 2: CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNT FROM DISASTER EXPERIENCES,　AND THE POTENTIALS OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Intangible Cultural Heritage and Disaster in Nepal (Yamuna Maharjan)

Vanuatu Cultural Centre, Intangible Cultural Heritage and Disaster Risk Reduction in Vanuatu (Richard Shing)

Tu Na Inima, Luvu Na Waqa: an iTaukei Perspective on Disaster Risk Reduction (Melaia Tikoitoga)

Between the King and the Scientist: Mount Merapi Eruption, Early Warning System, and the Politics of Local Knowledge (Fadjar I. Thufail)

SESSION 3: ENHANCING DIALOGUE BETWEEN ICH AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) and Natural Disaster in Bangladesh: Existing Policies and Strategies for Safeguarding (Md. Amanullah Bin Mahmood)

Challenges in Mainstreaming ICH tnto Disaster Risk Reduction in Vietnam (Vu Canh Toan)

Participatory 3D Mapping in Bridging the Integration of Indigenous Resiliency Culture into Community-Led Disaster Risk Reduction: the Case of Tublay, Philippines (Abner O. Lawangen)

SPECIAL SESSION: EFFORTS OF POST-DISASTER REVITALISATION OF ICH IN JAPAN

ICH Contributing to Post-Disaster Rehabilitation (Hiromichi Kubota)

The Significance of Rescuing Intangible Cultural Heritage (Ryusuke Kodani)

Coming to Terms with Disaster Recovery through Folk Performing Arts: the Case of Fukushima Prefecture (Tomoko Ichiyanagi)

Reviving Fishery Techniques: the Fishing Industry in Post-Disaster Shinchi-Machi, Fukushima Prefecture (Shuichi Kawashima)

The Role of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Disaster Recovery in Fukushima (Hiroki Takakura)

REPORT ON ICH SAFEGUARDING AND DISASTERS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Thinking about ICH and Natural Disasters: Perspectives and Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Latin America (CRESPIAL))

COMMENTS BY RAPPORTEUR AND RESOURCE PERSON

People, Place and Story: Contexts for ICH in Disaster Mitigation (Meredith Wilson)

Intangible Cultural Heritage and Disaster: Perspectives from Disaster Studies (JC Gaillard)

ANNEXES

ANNEX 1 Statements and Recommendations for Safeguarding ICH in Disasters and Mobilising ICH for Disaster Risk Reduction

ANNEX 2 Programme

ANNEX 3 List of Participants