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Every year, disasters caused by natural hazards affect millions of people around the world. The resultant human losses are tragic and highlight the vulnerabilities shared by our societies. Recent events have illustrated the devastating effects of natural disasters. The State of Kerala in India, for example, experienced in August the worst [...]

Every year, disasters caused by natural hazards affect millions of people around the world. The resultant human losses are tragic and highlight the vulnerabilities shared by our societies. Recent events have illustrated the devastating effects of natural disasters. The State of Kerala in India, for example, experienced in August the worst [...]

From 9 to 12 October 2018, World Heritage managers from the Africa and Arab region met at Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park in Sudan. The meeting focused on sharing expertise in balancing conservation of the site's unique natural values with the reduction [...]

From 9 to 12 October 2018, World Heritage managers from the Africa and Arab region met at Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park in Sudan. The meeting focused on sharing expertise in balancing conservation of the site's unique natural values with the reduction [...]

The first China/Germany Cultural Exchange on Heritage Conservation for Sustainable Development, organized at the initiative of UNESCO, took place on 26-30 September 2018 in Berlin, Germany, and gathered international experts and stakeholders for an international reflection session on the role of culture as a vector of sustainable development on the [...]

The first China/Germany Cultural Exchange on Heritage Conservation for Sustainable Development, organized at the initiative of UNESCO, took place on 26-30 September 2018 in Berlin, Germany, and gathered international experts and stakeholders for an international reflection session on the role of culture as a vector of sustainable development on the [...]

Every year some 300,000 elephants are killed by poachers in Africa for their tusks, and approximately 41 tons of pangolin scales were seized in Africa (in 2017), that is the equivalent of over 34,000 animals. On Sunday, 30 September 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo organized a ceremony, in the presidential [...]

Every year some 300,000 elephants are killed by poachers in Africa for their tusks, and approximately 41 tons of pangolin scales were seized in Africa (in 2017), that is the equivalent of over 34,000 animals. On Sunday, 30 September 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo organized a ceremony, in the presidential [...]

European Commission has included in the issue “*Heritage at Risk: EU research and innovation for a more resilient cultural heritage*” (below attached), within the publication RESEARCH*EU, the results archived by HERITAGE PLUS funded projects. The article *Cooperation key to tackling cultural heritage threats *recognizes the role played by the JPI... [...]

The ten JPIs has signed a joint declaration, *Driving research and innovation to address global challenges*, that summarises the JPIs' views and ambitions for their future development and impact. The declaration was presented at the conference *10 Years Joint Programming– Achievements and the Way Forward*, that took place in Vienna... [...]

Tourism is increasingly a major source of growth, employment and income for many of the world's countries, particularly in emerging economies. However, when mismanaged, overwhelming numbers of visitors can damage ancient monuments and put intangible heritage at risk. World Tourism Day is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of protecting [...]

For the first time, on 18-19 September 2018, members of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG) met with the Culture Conventions Liaison Group (CCLG) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. The occasion was the 13th meeting of the BLG, held to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation to fight against accelerating [...]

Organised by the European Commission as a key event of 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage, the ‘Fair of European Innovators in Cultural Heritage'* is a wonderful occasion to discover how the EU is promoting research & innovation in cultural heritage, fostering creativity and novel solutions across countries and facilitating... [...]

The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands is organising this conference in the context of JHEP2, a project for the Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global Change (JPICH) Partnership within the Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges 5 framework. The conference which will be held in Amersfoort (the Netherlands)... [...]

The JPICH Heritage in Changing Environments Call is the second of a series of four joint transnational calls within the context of the JPI Cultural Heritage for the period 2017 – 2020. The JPICH Heritage in Changing environment Call for Proposals was formally published on September 4th 2017. At... continue [...]

We are glad to inform all who concerne about the organization of the International Summer School, 25-29, June 2018, Kaunas. Specialists of cultural heritage, students of architecture and heritage protection, doctoral students who work with any topics related to preserving or interpreting the Heritage of historic urban landscapes of the [...]

We inform all the applicants that the proposals submitted under the call Heritage in Changing Environment are under evaluation. We apologize but the evaluation process took longer than expected. We are confident to be able to communicate the number and the name of the proposals funded by end of June [...]

Dear Participants, click below to read the programme of the event: Programme JPICH International Workshop on Funded Research Projects 28-29 MAY2018 If you are interested to participate in the JPICH International Workshop please register at the following link : https://web.beniculturali.it/?p=796 We inform you that at the end of the event [...]

On 25th April JPICH will organize a Workshop on Alignement. We inform all the concerned that the registration on line is open on the web site: https://event.fecyt.es/jpi-cultural-heritage-workshop-on-alignment More practical information about the venue , the accomodation and the transport will be available clicking on the file below attached: JPICH Workshop [...]

The Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage organizes this event with the aim of exploiting and promoting future perspective for the Projects granted through the JPICH two joint calls. This International Workshop intends to provide fresh impetus to the research applied to Cultural Heritage, by diffusing and foreseeing impact [...]