The session on Intangible Heritage and Disasters has two objectives:

• To highlight the specific vulnerabilities that intangible heritage can present in contexts of disaster and crisis, as well as strategies to manage them.

• To explore the role of intangible heritage in recovery processes and resilience building.

MODERATOR: Alejandra Albuerne - PhD (University of Oxford), Assistant Professor of Sustainable Heritage, UCL.

SPEAKERS & CASE STUDIES

ASIA Monalisa Maharjan, University of Evora (Nepal)

OCEANIA Chris Ballard, Australian National University (Australia)

AFRICA Neila Saadi, University of Tunis (Tunis)

EUROPE Alessia Strozzi, Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio delle Marche (Italy)

NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA Cody Groat, Indigenous Heritage Circle (Canada)

SOUTH AMERICA Catalina Ortiz, University College London (Colombia)