Managing disaster risks for World Heritage
Unesco; World Heritage Centre; IUCN; ICOMOS; ICCROM
The objectives of this manual are: to help the managers and management authorities of cultural and natural World Heritage properties to reduce the risks to these properties from natural and humanmade disasters; to illustrate the main principles of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for heritage and a methodology to identify, assess and mitigate disaster risks; to explain how to prepare a DRM plan based on this methodology; to demonstrate that heritage can play a positive role in reducing risks from disasters; and to suggest how DRM plans for heritage properties can be integrated with national and regional disaster management strategies and plans.
Series: World Heritage Resource Manual
Paris : UNESCO, 2010 66p. : ill., maps
ISBN 978-92-3-104165-5
Note: Includes bibliographic references. Also available in separate French language version.
Gérer les risques de catastrophes pour le patrimoine mondial
Keywords: World Heritage Convention; World Heritage sites; Natural heritage; Cultural heritage; Disasters; Risk management Conservation - protected areas
