1. Programme on Promoting
People-Centred Approaches to
Conservation: Living Heritage
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2. WHY PEOPLE-CENTRED APPROACHES?
1. Follow up to ICCROM’s
Living Heritage Sites
Programme (2003-2008)
2. Response to contemporary
issues in conservation
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3. WHY PEOPLE-CENTRED APPROACHES?
1. Follow up to ICCROM’s Living Heritage Sites
Programme (2003-2008)
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4. VALUES
 Values to the people
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5. DIVERSITY
 Diverse views on heritage
 Diverse approaches to their conservation
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6. BENEFITS
 Benefits to people- better life.
 Benefits to heritage- Better protection
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7. Living Heritage Approach
Conventional
(fabric focused)
conservation
Approach
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8. Living Heritage Approach
Conventional
(fabric focused)
conservation
Approach
Values-led
Approach to
conservation
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9. Living Heritage Approach
Conventional
(fabric focused)
conservation
Approach
Values-led
approach to
conservation
Living
heritage
approach
Graphics; Montira CBH10
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10. WHY PEOPLE-CENTRED APPROACHES?
2. Response to contemporary
Issues in conservation
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11. ENGAGING COMMUNITIES
‘Without the understanding and
support of the public at large,
without the respect and daily
care of the local communities,
which are the true custodians
of World Heritage, no amount
of funds or army of experts will
suffice in protecting the sites’
(Former DG UNESCO)

12. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
‘World Heritage is
a building block
for peace and
sustainable development…’
Irina Bokova- DG UNESCO

13. Programme on
Promoting
People-Centred
Approaches to
Conservation:
Living Heritage
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14. ICCROM ACTIVITIES 2012-2013
1. Strengthening the
arguments for a PCA
2. Synthesizing the results

15. 1. Strengthening the arguments for a PCA
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Meeting on communities- Norway
Contributions to WH Sustainable Tourism Strategy
Development and implementation of a course
module on heritage and sustainable
development.
A chapter on sustainable development in the resource
manual- managing cultural world heritage sites
Seminar on public-private partnership in heritage
conservation
Public meeting in Fukuoka – keynote speech
Meeting in Korea – key note speech
Meeting in Toyama on heritage and sustainability- key

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17. Redefining human development
“Progress needs to be defined and measured in a way
which accounts for the broader picture of human
development and its context, emphasizing equity,
dignity, happiness and sustainability.”
(Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, 2012).

18. The “Future We Want”

19. 2. Synthesizing the results
 ICCROM
workshop 7-8 November 2013
– Explore future activities
– Develop web based resource materials on the
subject
– Develop a course module Course on PeopleCentered approaches to conservation

20. 2. Synthesizing the results
Course
on People-Centered
Approaches
Web
based materials
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21. POLICY-
HERITAGE
MAKERS
PRACTITIONERS
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funding sources, courses, etc.
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Summary document on heritage benefits
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role for communities in relationship to their heritage
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Annotated bibliography (and/or literature review)
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PROPOSED RESOURCES
Course/module on engaging communities
COMMUNITIES
Creation of online resources (portal) to make available new
material listed below and existing material (Including ICCROM’s
pilot project reports), along with links to other tools, articles
and policy documents
Tool for assessing management systems (based on Managing
Cultural World Heritage, extracts of which are in an attached
document below)
Database of capacity development opportunities, including
Stakeholder analysis guidance note, including case study
examples to help in identifying communities and how/when to
WEB BASED RESOURCE MATERIALS
involve interest groups
Tool for carrying out cultural mapping
Case study examples of different legal provisions that facilitate
community engagement
Case study examples of heritage places where nonconservation objectives were set to encourage consideration of
community-led objectives
Non-technical summaries of key resources produced for nonpractitioners
Leaflet for communities who want to set up their own heritage
initiative
Community heritage charter that promotes a more empowered
Expansion of paper into publication, including research to
analyse the complex range of factors and conditions that can
lead to a successful community-based initiative, with
recommendations of how these could be promoted through
policy making, professional practice and participatory
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22. 2. Synthesizing the results
DISASTER
& RISK
SCIENCE
& TECH
WORLD
REGIONAL
HERITAGE
COOP
VALUES
DIVERSITY
PEOPLE-CENTRED
APPROACHES
BENEFITS

23. FUTURE
 Activities identified
 Mobilise Resources
THEY ARE WATCHING!
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