In recent times, the vulnerability of cultural heritage as a result of both natural and man-made threats has been demonstrated. The consequences of the loss of cultural heritage, in all its expressions, has a strong impact on the history and traditions of peoples and communities, affecting their normal social and economic development. In this scenario, it is essential to install and strengthen capacities for disaster-risk management among all the stakeholders, in order to reduce vulnerability to potential threats. In this sense, investing in prevention through programs, regulations or projects should be a priority task to contribute to the preservation of heritage and its associated communities.

MODERATOR: Marcela Hurtado - Architect (Universidad de Valparaíso) and PhD (Universidad Pablo de Olvaide). President of ICOMOS Chile and professor (UTFSM).

SPEAKERS & CASE STUDIES

ASIA Takeyuki Okubo, Ritsumeikan University – Fire risk -preparation- community in Kyoto (Japan)

OCEANIA Peter Philips – Conservation management in troubled times: the Sydney Opera House (Australia)

AFRICA Khalid El Harrouni, VP ICOMOS Morocco, VP ISCARSAH and ISCES, École Nationale d’Architecture (ENA), Rabat Institutes – Earthquake, a technical approach (Morocco)

EUROPE Elena Mamani – Case study: Albania (Albania)

NORTH and CENTRAL AMERICA Steve Kelley, FAIA, SE, FUS, ICOMOS – ISCARSAH – WHS The Citadel (Haiti)

SOUTH AMERICA Claudia González Muzzio, Ambito Consultores, ICOMOS Chile – Qhapaq Ñan Andean Road System / climate change (Latin America)