ICH Management and DRR in Vietnam
| Author(s) | Phan, Phương Anh |
|---|---|
| Title | ICH Management and DRR in Vietnam |
| Publication Type | Project Report |
| Language | eng |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| Location | Vietnam |
| Relevance to ICH Safeguarding | policy making |
| ICH Genre | ICH in general |
| Description | During the last two decades, the Vietnamese government has made a significant effort to the preservation and promotion of Intangible Culture Heritage (ICH). A large number of projects and programs have been implemented to conduct inventories to classify and restore lost and endangered ICH. The country has also prepared and submitted ICH related files to UNESCO for inscription on the Representative List of ICH of Humanity. The promotion of ICH elements aims at raising awareness of the local communities about their own heritage as an important part of cultural identity and the need to preserve this heritage. In addition, the dissemination of ICH as cultural assets is used as a strategy to strengthen the local economy through tourist development. In doing so, some local authorities separate ICH from its context and cultural environment. This approach is criticized because ICH, as living culture, needs to be nurtured within the communities that have created and/or held the heritage and should be regarded and managed as a total social phenomenon. The role of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in ICH management and preservation and vice versa is a pertinent example. Recent studies have shown that ICH has a close relationship with DRR. On the one hand, past experience and local knowledge about the universe, living environment play an important role in the community’s resilience to disasters. Specifically, social-cultural norms and religious beliefs influence the perception of risks and thus the way communities respond to natural hazards. Furthermore, cultural practices such as rituals, lineage and religious institutions contribute to strengthening social capital that is an important element of the community’s resilience. On the other hand, natural hazards have posed significant threats to ICH elements such as ICH holders (e.g. local communities, artisans, etc.) and cultural buildings where cultural practices take place and thus part of ICH. Despite the close relationship between ICH and DRR, DRR has been poorly considered in ICH preservation, protection and promotion policies and practices in Vietnam and vice versa. This paper examines current ICH management policies and practices and its implication for DRR, and propose some recommendations on how the synergy between ICH and DRR in Vietnam can be improved. |
| Book/Journal Title | Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters |
| Publisher | IRCI |
| Place of Publication | Osaka |
| Date of Publication | 2018 |
| Pages | 32-37 |
| Contributor | Bui Hoai Son, Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies Nguyen Thi Hien, Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies Pham Lan Oanh, Viet Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies Vu Dieu Trung, Viet Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies Association of Vietnamese Folklorists (FY 2021) Hanoi University of Culture (FY 2021) Institute of Ethnology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (FY 2021) |
| Active Contribution | Viet Nam, FY 2019-2021 |
| Data Collection Project | |
