Cultural and Natural Heritage are among the highest expressions of humanity. However, we assist to a sharp increase of disasters causing severe damage or loss of heritage worldwide. Countries affected by catastrophic events are usually caught unprepared, incapable to deploy mitigation and/or response measures.

• What does it take to be ready to protect heritage at risk?

• Which DRR policies currently in place are considered a good practice?

• Which Private Public Partnerships can responsible state agencies establish to ensure CNH protection?

These and several other questions should find answers within this session together with some options and proposals.

MODERATOR: Claudio Cimino - MA and post-graduate in Architecture at La Sapienza. Member at the Board of Architects of Rome, in 2005 co-founded an architects’ firm. World Association for the protection of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage in times of armed conflicts (WATCH)

SPEAKERS & CASE STUDIES

ASIA Prof. Antoine Lahud, Lebanese American University – Destruction and Recovery of Old Beirut Urban Heritage (Lebanon)

OCEANIA Dilanthi Amaratunga, University of Huddersfield

AFRICA William Kimosop, Beringo County Tangers – Lake Bogoria National Reserve and Lake Baringo Conservation Area threatened by rising salty water in the Great Rift National Reserve (Kenia)

EUROPE Prof. Giulio Zuccaro, University of Naples – Volcanic Risk Mitigation in the Campania Region (Italy)

SOUTH AMERICA Eng. Giulia Cocco & Eng. Alberto Basaglia, University G. d’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara – Assessing the seismic vulnerability and risk of the historic centre of Cusco (Peru)