Cultural heritage

For the elaboration of this feasibility study on virtual reality of 2023, the project carried out an analysis of the existing knowledge and available technological developments in the field, particularly the work done by the Training Centre Network on 3D.

This report examines whether the Pacific Islanders’ intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is safeguarded in relevant laws and policies.

Traditional construction methods were no match for the earthquake that rocked Morocco on Friday night, an engineering expert says, and the area will continue to see such devastation unless updated building techniques are adopted.

A fresh reminder of the area’s fragility came on the night of 4 August 2023, when a major landslide hit the Kedarnath pilgrimage route amid heavy rains. The landslide washed away several shops near Gaurikund, the start of the Kedarnath trek.

The Issue n. 3 of the project newsletter focuses on the main initiatives carried out since March 2023.

Changing weather patterns in northwest China are putting ancient Silk Road cave murals and statues at risk, new research has found, underscoring how a warming atmosphere threatens some of the country’s most precious historical artifacts.

This second technical bulletin from PROCULTHER-NET presents recent developments in the protection of cultural heritage in disaster risk management.

In light of increasing extreme weather and climate incidents and a record-breaking wildfire season across the country, Indigenous leaders should think twice before participating in the resource extraction industry.