The scale, intensity and frequency of catastrophic events affecting cultural property has been a subject of international concern. Efforts at recovery and reconstruction of damaged communities and environments have increasingly attracted attention, from the perspective of supporting peoples impacted by such events while attempting to maintain the cultural significance of places. This project arises from the decision of the World Heritage Committee of 24 June 2018, directing the attention of advisory bodies towards the examination of case studies.
Separately, ICCROM and ICOMOS have addressed the issues involved in post trauma recovery and reconstruction in the context of cultural heritage. The project, Analysis of Case Studies in Recovery and Reconstruction, is a joint endeavour that seeks to bring the knowledge and capacities of both bodies to bear, in order to enhance understanding of experience with the aim of clarifying issues and improving guidance.
This ICCROM-ICOMOS collaboration is to be carried out in 2019/2020 through a joint Working Group comprising members of both organisations and administered through the ICOMOS Secretariat, in coordination with ICCROM-Sharjah Office. It involves the commissioning of a range of case studies, chosen to represent a comprehensive set of factors, including geographical, cultural and causational. The causational factors will focus primarily on natural occurrences and human conflict.
This Notice is being issued to disseminate the project to both organisations and to invite expressions of interest in preparing a case study within the project. After review of proposals a selection will be made by the Working Group for development as case studies. The authors of selected case studies will receive a modest honorarium in recognition of their work.
Please send your proposals to maureen.thibault@icomos.org by 3 June 2019.
For more information see here.