Global Policy Forum on Preservation of Documentary Heritage for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management for Sustainable Preservation of Documentary Heritage
The Forum will focus on disaster risk reduction and management as a key strategy for the sustainable preservation of documentary heritage by the concerned memory institutions (archives, libraries, museums, etc.).
The ultimate goal of this event is to encourage national governments and relevant organizations to develop a preventive strategy in response to natural disaster as a priority, increase their understanding of the essential importance of documentary heritage as a resource for humanity and strengthen existing multidisciplinary networks for disaster risk reduction.
For the Draft Programme, please click here:
https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/mow_global_policy_forum11dec2018_en.pdf
Details
Type of Event | Category 4- International Congress |
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Start | 11.12.2018 08:30 local time |
End | 11.12.2018 18:00 local time |
Date to be fixed | 0 |
Focal point | Banda, Fackson |
Organizer | UNESCO |
Contact | Fackson Banda (Email: f. banda@unesco.org) |
Country | France |
City | Paris |
Venue | UNESCO Headquarters |
Street | 7, place de Fontenoy |
Room | Room IV |
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Language of Event | English |
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Official Website | |
Link 1 | Draft Programme |
Link 2 | Memory of the World |
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