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International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage
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IRCI and UNESCOIRCI and UNESCO
Introduction
Greetings / Overview of IRCI ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
UNESCO Category 2 Centres ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
Operation of IRCI ................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ............................................................. 3
What is Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) ? ............................................................................................................................. 4

Activities of IRCI
Activity Focus and Research Projects under IRCI Medium-Term Programme FY 2022–2026 .......................................... 5
Projects in FY 2022
Promoting Research for ICH Safeguarding
1. Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia
and Small Island Developing States .......................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Creation of the Asia-Pacific Regional Hub of Research for the Safeguarding of ICH ........................................................... 8
Research on the Safeguarding of ICH for Building Sustainable and Resilient Societies
1. Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities ............. 10
2. Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management ........................................................................................... 12
3. Research on ICH Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic .......................................................................................................... 12

Related Past Projects
Collection and Sharing of Research Information for ICH Safeguarding .................................................................. 7
IRCI Researchers Forum .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Multi-disciplinary Study on ICH’s Contribution to Sustainable Development: Focusing on Education ............. 10
Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education and Community Development ........................................... 11
Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Hazards ............................................................................... 13
Study of Emergency Protection of ICH in Conflict-Affected Countries in Asia ....................................................... 13

Cooperation with Other Research Institutes ........................................................................................................................ 14
Public Relations .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Cooperation with Sakai City .................................................................................................................................................... 15
Timeline of Research Projects .................................................................................................................................................. 16

Annex
International Meetings and Workshops ....................................................................................................................................
Reports and Publications ............................................................................................................................................................

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cultural heritage

Logo of IRCI
Culture is an important element and heritage that imparts richness tonations. To transmit intangible cultural heritage through generations,connections among people are necessary. The IRCI logo incorporates theJapanese character for “culture” to indicate “people”, who are the bearers ofculture. This is symbolic of our vision of culture being transmitted fromperson to person within communities and groups. The background colours
represent the Asia-Pacific region, with green signifying mountains, yellow
the land, and blue the ocean.

IRCI International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region

Introduction
Greetings / Overview of IRCIThe International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region(IRCI) was established as a Category 2 Centre of the United Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO). At the 35th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO heldin 2009, the proposal of the “Establishment in Japan of the International Research Centre for
Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region as a Category 2 Centre under the auspicesof UNESCO” was approved. In August of the following year, the Agreement was concluded
between the Government of Japan and UNESCO and the Centre officially opened in Sakai City,
Osaka, as one of the institutions of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) of Japan.
IRCI aims to promote the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage (the 2003 Convention) and its implementation, as well as to enhance the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage(ICH) by instigating and coordinating research in the Asia-Pacific region.
ICH elements such as oral traditions and expressions, performing arts, and rituals are living heritage. Being transmitted fromgeneration to generation and transformed with changing times, ICH nurtures cultural diversity, which is a source of unity,
innovation, and creativity. However, many ICH elements are endangered today because of various factors such as globalisation,
ageing, disasters, and conflicts. The safeguarding of ICH is an urgent issue, and cross-border cooperation is crucial.
To address these concerns, IRCI, as a research hub in the region in the field of the safeguarding of ICH, is working to enhance
it by implementing various research projects in close cooperation with UNESCO and other related institutions such asuniversities, research institutions, governmental and non-governmental organisations, museums, and communities worldwide.
The spread of COVID-19 has a significant impact on ICH and the people involved in it, as societies and organisations undergo
major changes. IRCI has been conducting research activities and international conferences with utmost care. We sincerely
hope that the pandemic will soon be settled, and the construction of a sustainable society will be accelerated.
In October 2021, IRCI celebrated its 10th Anniversary. We will do our best to facilitate further research for safeguarding ICH
for the next decade.
We appreciate your cooperation with the activities of IRCI.
IWAMOTO Wataru
Director-General,
International Research Centre for
Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region

1. Almaz Akunov and the youngest members of the
Salbuurun Federation, Kyrgyzstan © Taalim Forum,
2021
2. Okinohara rice planting dance performed in Chitose
Primary School, Japan ©Chitose Primary School, 2021
3. The Royal Cremation Ceremony in Ubud in July 2008,
Indonesia ©OKABE Masami, 2008
4. Dhamail in rural setting, Bangladesh ©DAM, 2021
5. International conference “Safeguarding of the intangible
cultural heritage through education” in November 2021,
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan ©Taalim Forum, 2021
6. Dhamail lyrics development workshop in September
2021, Shantiganj, Bangladesh ©DAM, 2021
7. Regional Workshop on “Sustainable Research Data
Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-PacificRegion” (Online, January 2022)
8. Nora, dance drama in southern Thailand ©Department
of Cultural Promotion, Thailand, 2017, with thepermission of UNESCO
9. ’Ie Samoa, fine mat in Samoa © Women in Business
Development Inc., Samoa, 2004, with the permission of
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UNESCO Category 2 Centres

UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Category 2 Centres are institutions that serve to contribute to the achievement of UNESCO’s strategic objectives. There are
currently eight UNESCO Category 2 Centres around the world, including Japan, in the field of the safeguarding of ICH. In
the Asia-Pacific region, in addition to IRCI, there are Category 2 Centres in China and the Republic of Korea, with which IRCI
cooperates and works in tandem. The three centres have different mandates: research for IRCI, information and networking
for the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (ICHCAP)in the Republic of Korea, and training activities for the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the
Asia-Pacific Region (CRIHAP) in China.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded in 1945 for the purpose of promotinginternational collaboration in the fields of education, science, culture, and communication. Among its activities is the adoption
and implementation of the legal instruments such as international conventions. Regarding culture, there are a total of sevenconventions, from the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage
Convention), which was adopted at the 17th Session of the General Conference (1972), to the Convention on the Protection andPromotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, which was adopted at the 33rd Session of the General Conference (2005).
Among them is the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (the 2003 Convention), which was adopted
in 2003, about thirty years after the ratification of the World Heritage Convention which aims to preserve and protect tangible
cultural heritage.

Operation of IRCIThe 2003 Convention was the outcome of discussions held at UNESCO since the 1950s for the purpose of safeguarding folklore,
including oral traditions and folk arts. The Convention has four objectives: (1) to safeguard intangible cultural heritage; (2) toensure respect for the intangible cultural heritage of the communities, groups and individuals concerned; (3) to raise awarenessat the local, national and international levels of the importance of intangible cultural heritage; and (4) to provide for international
cooperation and assistance.

IRCI activities are implemented with the approval of its Governing Board. The Governing Board is made up of ten experts
and representatives of specialised institutions inside and outside Japan including a UNESCO representative. The Governing
Board deliberates and approves all IRCI activities, including long-term and medium-term programmes, work plans, andreports. In addition, IRCI’s Advisory Body provides professional advice when planning research programmes. Furthermore,
Mr. MATSUURA Koïchiro, Former Director-General, UNESCO, was appointed as an honorary advisor of IRCI in October 2017to provide advice and support concerning the operation of IRCI.

Intangible cultural heritage is defined in the text of the Convention as follows: “practices, representations, expressions, knowledge,
skills - as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith - that communities, groups and, insome cases, individuals recognise as part of their cultural heritage.” (Article 2(1)). More specifically, they are: (1) oral traditions andexpressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage; (2) performing arts; (3) social practices, rituals andfestive events; (4) knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; and (5) traditional craftsmanship. States Parties
to the Convention are required to draw up inventories of their own intangible cultural heritage (Article 12).
There are two organs through which decisions regarding the Convention are made. One is the General Assembly of States Parties,
which meets every other year to decide strategic directions to be taken for promoting the objectives of the Convention. The otheris the Intergovernmental Committee, which is made up of member states elected by the General Assembly. The Intergovernmental
Committee, composed of 24 states, is held once a year and works for the concrete implementation of the Convention. Its mostimportant roles are to deliberate on inscriptions on two lists of intangible cultural heritage and to decide on good safeguarding
practices of intangible cultural heritage.
In Articles 16 and 17, the 2003 Convention requires inscriptions on two lists, namely the “Representative List of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity” (Representative List)“ and the “List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding”(Urgent Safeguarding List) . The Representative List of the 2003 Convention takes the standpoint of not placing higher value upon
one intangible cultural heritage than the other. The Representative List is merely to identify the diverse intangible cultural heritageof humanity around the world, and aims to bring international awareness. In the implementation of the 2003 Convention, moreemphasis is placed on the Urgent Safeguarding List than the Representative List, and in this regard, it differs from the World
Heritage Convention. The 2003 Convention focuses on the practitioners’ daily lives in relation to ICH, and thus encourages theparticipation of communities to which the practitioners belong (Article 15).
Many member states that have ratified the 2003 Convention currently suffer from poverty, low rates of literacy, a lack of experts,
a lack of interest among young people, urbanisation, conflict, and war. For this reason, assistance in developing legal systems,
training of human resources, financial assistance, sustainable education, and so forth are seen as necessary. As particular emphasis
is placed on the Urgent Safeguarding List laid forth in Article 17, it follows that an appropriate framework for international
assistance and safeguarding measures need to be developed.
IRCI has implemented research projects in close cooperation with UNESCO and other related institutions such as universities,
research institutions, governmental and non-governmental organisations, museums, and communities worldwide. One example
is a community-led documentation of intangible cultural heritage in danger of disappearing since 2012, conducted throughdiscussions with practitioners of arts and craftsmanship and government officials. With a focus on the process by which elements ofintangible cultural heritage have become in danger of disappearing, IRCI has used a variety of methodologies to make audiovisual
documentation. As a research institution, IRCI aims to share the outcomes of such research with the communities and contributeto safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. This is because, as stated above, the 2003 Convention places strong emphasis oncommunities, in other words, people who maintain and transmit intangible cultural heritage.

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Activities of IRCIICH is living cultural heritage. Being transformed over time, it is transmitted from generation to generation and gives us
cultural identity and richness. In the text of the 2003 Convention, the following examples of ICH are provided:

Activity Focus and Research Projects under IRCI Medium-Term Programme FY 2022-2026
IRCI marked its 10th anniversary in 2021. From FY 2022 onwards, IRCI is going to implement a range of research activities
utilising its network with researchers and institutions within and outside Japan and following the two major activity focuses
as set out in the renewed medium-term programme. By implementing various research projects, IRCI will strengthen its
function as a research centre for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region.

Oral Traditions
and Expressions
Falak, traditional folklore music (Tajikistan)© Tajikistan National Commission for UNESCO,
2020, with the permission of UNESCO

Tradition of Vedic chanting (India)

Promoting Research for ICH Safeguarding© Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, India, with thepermission of UNESCO

Research plays an important role in promoting ICH safeguarding. The following projects are implemented in FY 2022
to instigate research for ICH safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific region.
1. Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States
2. Creation of the Asia-Pacific Regional Hub of Research for the Safeguarding of ICH

Research on the Safeguarding of ICH for Building Sustainable and Resilient Societies

Performing Arts
Royal ballet of Cambodia (Cambodia)

Ca trù singing (Viet Nam)

Mask dance of the drums from Drametse (Bhutan)

Yeondeunghoe, lantern lighting festival on Buddha’s
birthday (Republic of Korea) © The Cultural Heritage© International Research Centre for Intangible
Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI),2013

Practical case studies that address, from a viewpoint of ICH, ongoing international issues such as the disaster, climatechange adaptation, and SDGs, are conducted in collaboration with research institutes, universities, and NGOs in the
Asia-Pacific region. Following projects are implemented in FY 2022.
1. Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities
2. Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management
3. Research on ICH Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic© Vietnamese Institute for Musicology, Ministry of
Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam, 2006, with thepermission of UNESCO

Social Practices,
Rituals and Festive Events© Institute of Language and Cultural Studies –Semtokha Bhutan, 2007, with the permission of
UNESCO

Administration and the Yeondeunghoe Safeguarding Association,
Republic of Korea, 2018, with the permission of UNESCO

Knowledge andPractices Concerning Natureand the Universe
Nuad Thai, traditional Thai massage (Thailand)© Folk Medecine and Thai Health Network
Association, 2017, with the permission of UNESCO

Falconry, a living human heritage (Kazakhstan,
Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, etc.)© National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for
UNESCO, 2019, with the permission of UNESCO

Traditional CraftsmanshipTais, traditional textile (Timor-Leste)© Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO,
2020, with the permission of UNESCO

Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for theconservation and transmission of wooden architecture
in Japan (Japan) © Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan,
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Collection and Sharing of Research Information for Safeguarding ICH

Promoting Research for ICH Safeguarding

Information on available literature, researchers, research institutions, and research activities related to ICH is crucial for
safeguarding ICH. However, such information is scattered across the region and countries, and thus, difficult to grasp.
IRCI started collecting information on ICH research through the Mapping Project from FY 2013 to understand thestate of research and to identify challenges for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region, while making the collected
information accessible on the IRCI Research Database. In order to collect research information more systematically,
IRCI launched the Sustainable Research Data
Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the AsiaPacific Region project, in which research
information was collected consecutively fromFY 2019 to FY 2021 in cooperation with research
institutions such as universities and NGOs invarious countries, mostly in Southeast Asia.
Apart from collecting information, related
activities such as meetings and workshops werealso organised inviting cooperating researchers,
institutions, and ICH experts, which contributed
to the enhancement of sharing informationon the current status and challenges of ICH The First Working Group Meeting (Tokyo, Japan, June 2019)research in the Asia-Pacific region.

1. Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia
and Small Island Developing States (FY 2022–2024)
Research information related to ICH and its safeguarding is essential to understand the current status and challenges of ICH
safeguarding. To make such information more widely available, IRCI has been collecting research information in the AsiaPacific region since FY 2013 and making it accessible on the IRCI Research Database. From FY 2019, research information
related to ICH in seven countries, mainly in Southeast Asia, was collected as part of the Sustainable Research Data Collection
for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region project.
From FY 2022, research data collection will be implemented in the countries of Central Asia and Small Island Developing States(SIDS), where the current status of ICH research has not yet been fully grasped. In Central Asia, research information will becollected by partner institutions in each country by establishing a data collection network in their own countries. For SIDS, an
alternative method that is appropriate for the region will be developed in consultation with experts to start collecting informationin the following years. This project is expected to enhance the understanding of research trends related to ICH safeguarding in eachcountry, while stimulating information sharing and discussions on ICH and its safeguarding within the country and the region.

Utilisation of IRCI Research Database
Since FY 2014, IRCI has been providing information of research on ICH and its safeguarding including publications, experts,
and institutions in the Asia-Pacific region through the IRCI Research Database, aiming at effectively promoting research forsafeguarding ICH in the region. As of March 2022, approximately 2,800 entries covering 48 countries have been registered, andthey are now accessible online for users worldwide as the only research database focusing on ICH in the Asia-Pacific region.
The registered information, which includes considerable numberof publications written in languages other than English, deals withvarious ICH genres such as oral traditions, performing arts, festive
events, and traditional craftsmanship, and covers a wide range of
research focuses such as policymaking, education, transmission,
documentation, and heritage management.
In FY 2021, the database was improved by integrating a pilot databaselinked to the repository of Yangon University, and its capability was
improved by adding a search function by authors. IRCI continues
to further enrich the content and improve its usability to provide
comprehensive information not only for researchers and experts, butalso for students, ICH practitioners, and local government officials.
IRCI Research Database (Top page)

Characteristics of collected articles
Written language of collected articles

English48%

ICH Genres analysed in collected articles

Other
Languages
52%

Surveyed countries and region by FY 2018 (31 countries and a region)
Countries where partner institutions on "Sustainable Research Data Collection" project from FY 2019 are located (7 countries)

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1. Creation of the Asia-Pacific Regional Hub of Research for the Safeguarding of ICH(FY 2022–2026)

Related Past Projects

IRCI Researchers Forum

IRCI’s mission is to promote research for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region. Aiming to create a foundation for suchresearch by providing a common place for academic discussions and to strengthen researchers network within the region,
IRCI has organised in the past programmes such as researchers forums and expert meetings.
This project is a new framework to further enhance research activities and international collaboration among ICH researchers.
By creating a new forum for promoting academic interaction and collaboration among ICH researchers and research
institutions in the Asia-Pacific region and by employing the online format, various programmes including research seminars
and international conferences that are open to all those who are interested in the themes are devised in this project.
In FY 2022, the first year of the project, a planning committee composed of leading researchers and representatives ofresearch organisations in the Asia-Pacific region will be established to start developing specific programmes such as researchseminars and conferences, reflecting the needs and interests shared in the region. Following the discussion among theplanning committee, online seminars will be inaugurated as the first programme under the project. Inviting researchers
active in the ICH field as guest lecturers, seminars will address various topics such as the challenges for ICH safeguarding
and the latest trend of ICH research.
For the next fiscal year and onwards, various activities including a programme targeting young ICH researchers and a largescale international conference will be developed.

Under the Mapping Studies on the Safeguarding of ICH Project focusing on collection and analysis of research
information on ICH safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific region, IRCI had held a series of expert meetings to encourage
discussions among ICH researchers in the region. Building upon these discussions, IRCI started to organise the IRCI
Researchers Forum on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region biennially since FY 2017, to strengthen the networkof researchers and provide a foundation for academic discussions. In the past forums, inter-disciplinary discussions were
facilitated focusing on specific themes: the first forum co-organised by the National Museum of Ethnology was titled“Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage”, and the second forum co-organised by the Tokyo National Research Institutefor Cultural Properties was on “Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural Heritage towards a Sustainable Society”.

The First Researchers Forum “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage”(National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan, December 2017)

The Second Researchers Forum “Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural
Heritage –towards a Sustainable Society” (Tokyo National Research Institute forCultural Properties, Tokyo, Japan, December 2019)

Marking the 10th anniversary of the establishment of IRCI, the third forum held online on 29 October 2021 was titled“Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage –Towards a Sustainable
Future–”. Ten experts, invited from Japan and abroad, reflecting on IRCI’s research activities, deepened the discussions
from various viewpoints on the progress of ICH research in the past ten years and prospects for further research in the
future. The forum was open to general public, and 95 people from 21 countries participated and gave their feedback
during the Q&A session.

The Third Researchers Forum “Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage–Towards a Sustainable Future–” (Online, October 2021)

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Research on the Safeguarding of ICH for Building Sustainable and Resilient Societies
1. Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable
Cities and Communities (FY 2022–2024)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations during the General Assembly in 2015, include goals
4 and 11 that explicitly mention culture. Although the target 11.4 of SDGs states that strengthening the safeguarding of
cultural and natural heritage leads to sustainable cities and communities, cultural heritage in this context is often regarded
as tangible heritage. However, traditional knowledge and cultural practices that have been held over generations by thecommunity also play an important role in realising sustainable cities and communities.
In this project, IRCI will implement case studies targeting cities and communities in the Asia-Pacific region that havewell-known tangible cultural heritage or cultural landscape to investigate the situation of ICH in such places and how it
contributes to sustainable cities and communities in cooperation with research institutions and researchers in the region.
Through the process of research and workshops, issues related to the integrated safeguarding of tangible and intangible
cultural heritage will be also discussed. Furthermore, Japanese cases of community development utilising ICH will bepromoted to enhance such efforts.
This project is expected to raise awareness among government officials and community members of the importance of ICH
in maintaining and transmitting cultural landscapes and lead to developing action plans for the communities to safeguard
and utilise their cultural heritage, while advancing discussions on the integrated safeguarding of tangible and intangible
cultural heritage.
Related Past Projects

Multi-disciplinary Study on ICH’s Contribution to Sustainable Development:
Focusing on Education (FY 2018–2019)

Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education and Community Development(FY 2020–2021)

Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goal on education (SDG 4.7) encourages the education that helps understandthe contribution of cultural diversity and culture to sustainable development. This project investigated how ICH could beincorporated into education and contribute to SDG 4.7, by implementing two case studies in cooperation with culturaland educational research institutions in Viet Nam and the Philippines, focusing on formal and non-formal education
respectively.
The guidelines for utilising ICH as educational tools were developed for each case and applied in actual classroom
settings. The result proved that utilising ICH in education helped learners not only acquire the ICH knowledge and skills
but also enhance their school performance in general. For educators and cultural practitioners, it became an opportunity
to devise a new teaching methodology. It was also effective in fostering learners’ pride and affection towards theircommunity and building cooperative ties among stakeholders.

Utilising ICH in education in the previous project showed the possibility that ICH plays a certain role in connecting
education and the community. Accordingly, the project from FY 2020 explored its contribution to SDGs 4.7 and 11.4,
focusing on the relationship among ICH, education, and community development, in cooperation with NGOs in
Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Kyrgyzstan.
Case studies in these countries exemplified that ICH had been appreciated and transmitted among people regardlessof generation and gender, being adapted to the time. The above aspects are vital to fostering solidarity and affection
towards their community, which is necessary for its development. In addition, education incorporating ICH was also
effective in improving learners’ non-cognitive skills such as a sense of discipline and creativity. Also, two symposia were
held in January and December of 2021 in which Japanese youths, educators, a member of Junior Chamber International
Japan and others, presented their case studies and shared their experiences of developing communities with ICH.

Community museum utilising yurt, a traditional
nomadic housing in Kyrgyzstan ©Taalim-ForumClassroom lesson: Tugging rituals and games in the experience activities class(Hanoi, Viet Nam, October 2019)

Traditional theatrical performing art Kethoprak inIndonesia ©DFCLC

Subanen traditional song and dance in practice as a learning programme of
the School of Living Traditions (SLT) (Lakewood SLT, Zamboanga del Sur, thePhilippines, August 2019)
Traditional folk song & dance
Dhamail in a rural setting in
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Related Past Projects

Amid growing international concerns about the disaster risk management of cultural heritage, discussions concerning thesafeguarding of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in emergencies have made considerable progress in the past 5 years or so.
Alongside this development, from FY 2016, IRCI implemented a 3-year research project on ICH and disaster risk managementin the Asia-Pacific region that is frequently exposed to various natural hazards, to explore the current situations andchallenges. Building upon the recommendations that were adopted at the workshop held in December 2018 as a project
outcome, the current project carries out more practical research for safeguarding ICH from disasters and mobilising ICH for
disaster risk reduction.
Considering the difficulty of conducting field research due to the COVID-19, in FY 2021, IRCI conducted a desktop study foreight countries (Bangladesh, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Viet Nam), in which potential
disaster risks to ICH and aspects of ICH that are effective for the disaster risk reduction, response, and recovery were assessed
for all ICH domains and typical disaster types.
Based on the results of this study, a regional workshop will be held in FY 2022 to discuss what we can do to reduce disasterrisks to ICH and to utilise it for disaster risk reduction, while identifying specific issues and challenges in each country. This
will be followed by field research to propose a detailed action plan.

Reflecting the increasing global awareness on the disaster risk management of cultural heritage, UNESCO has initiateddiscussions on ICH in emergencies since 2016, which led to the adoption of “Operational principles and modalities for
safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in emergencies”. Concurrently with this trend, IRCI has conducted research
projects in the Asia-Pacific region on the situation of ICH threatened by disasters triggered by natural hazards or conflicts,
efforts to safeguard ICH from disasters, and the role of ICH in disaster risk management.

Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Hazards (FY 2016–2018)
During FY 2016-2017, case studies were implemented in five countries, namely, Fiji, Myanmar, the Philippines, Vanuatu,
and Viet Nam in cooperation with researchers and research organisations to understand the situation of ICH in thecontext of natural hazards and disasters. The Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on ICH and Natural Disasters held in 2018
was an opportunity to discuss intensively the issues related to ICH and natural hazards, and the role of ICH for disasterrisk reduction and management. “Statements and Recommendations for Safeguarding ICH in Disasters and Mobilising
ICH for Disaster Risk Reduction”, which was the outcome of the final discussion, became the guidelines for activities that
followed.

Villagers discussing on their own ICH at a workshop (Vanuatu, 2017)

Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on ICH and Natural Disasters (Sendai, Japan, December 2018)

Study of Emergency Protection of ICH in Conflict-Affected Countries in Asia
(FY 2017–2020)

3. Research on ICH Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic (FY 2021–2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect ICH in various ways. Thus, interest in understanding specific influences andemergency responses to safeguard ICH from the ongoing crisis is growing.
This project investigates the situation of practice, transmission, and safeguarding of ICH amid COVID-19 pandemic byimplementing case studies in various countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Focusing on various changes that occurred
during the COVID-19 pandemic, it will demonstrate the flexibility and adaptability of ICH and related communities, while
accumulating the knowledge to make provision for future pandemics by documenting the specific details of ICH and its
transition.
In FY 2021, a preparatory questionnaire survey was implemented in cooperation with research institutes and researchers fromnine countries, namely, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Papua New Guinea to grasp
the overall situation of ICH in each country in the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess reactions from related communities tothe current situation.
Based on the cases identified in the questionnaire survey, field research is carried out in FY 2022 to demonstrate theadaptability of ICH and related communities to the pandemic. At the same time, the relationship between ICH and infectious
disease will be explored to be prepared for future pandemics.

Armed conflicts destroy significant cultural heritage in the affected area. While the international frameworks for the
restoration and protection of “tangible” cultural heritage damaged by conflicts have been developed, discussions havenot progressed for safeguarding ICH in this context. However, the importance of ICH in the post-conflict revitalisationof people’s livelihood and communities has been gradually recognised. Against this background, IRCI has implemented
this research project to safeguard ICH that was threatened by conflict in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, andTimor-Leste. The project evidenced the difficulties and challenges in safeguarding ICH in conflict-affected situations.
However, its activities enhanced the understanding of ICH and related research among the collaborators and fostered
the knowledge among young researchers.

Field Research in Manufahi, Timor-Leste, 2017IRCI International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region

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Field Research in Marawi City, the Philippines, 2020

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Activities
and UNESCO
of IRCI

Cooperation with Other Research Institutes

Public Relations

IRCI promotes research for safeguarding ICH in cooperation with research institutes, universities, museums, government
agencies, and NGOs in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. To date, IRCI has concluded memoranda of understanding with
about 30 institutions to implement joint projects, such as field research, collecting information, and organising international
conferences and symposia (see page 18).
IRCI has also strengthened its cooperation within the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, to which IRCI belongs. In thecase of the Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management project, for instance, the Tokyo National ResearchInstitute for Cultural Properties has been working with IRCI since FY 2016 with its extensive experiences in the field of disasterrisk management of ICH in Japan. Since FY 2021, the Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management Center established in 2020is also contributing to the project.
IRCI is further expanding its network and strengthening its cooperative ties with institutions within Japan and abroad topromote research for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region.

Japan

Malaysia

Timor-Leste

Indonesia

Tokyo National Research Institutefor Cultural Properties

University of Malaya

Ministry of Education &CultureCultural Heritage Disaster Risk
Management Center

MyanmarFaculty of Cultural Science,
Department of Archaeology,
Gadjah Mada University

National Museum of Ethnology
Center for Glocal Studies (CGS),
Seijo University

Aigine Cultural Research Center
Taalim-Forum Public Foundation (TFPF)

Field
research

Nara University of Education

Symposia&
ForumsIRCI

Rural Development Fund (RDF)

Cooperation with Sakai City
Sri Lanka

Researchdatacollection

IRCI cooperates with Sakai City to promote and raise awareness of ICH to the public. For instance, the Sakai City Museum,
where IRCI is located, displays panels introducing ICH and IRCI’s activities. IRCI also collaborates in the events and symposia
organised by Sakai City for the general public to deepen their understanding of ICH.

National Crafts Council (NCC)

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology(VME)
Vietnam Institute of Educational
Sciences (VNIES)

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Kyrgyzstan

Center for Northeast Asian Studies,
Tohoku University

Vietnam National Institute ofCulture and Arts Studies (VICAS)

https://www.irci.jp/

Dewi Fortuna Community Learning Center(DFCLC)

University of Yangon

Viet Nam

IRCI releases information about its activities and ICH through various media in a comprehensible way. For example, the
IRCI Brochure is published annually in Japanese and English and distributed to the UNESCO headquarters and filed offices,
Category 2 Centres, National Commissions for UNESCO in each country, as well as to research institutes and universities athome and abroad. The mobile-friendly IRCI website (https://www.irci.jp/) is regularly updated with information on the latest
projects and activities. Major publications, such as project reports and proceedings, are also available in PDF format.

India

Workshops

International
conferences

Craft Revival Trust

Bangladesh

The Philippines

Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM)

National Commission for Culture
and the Arts (NCCA)

Iran

College of Social Sciences and Philosophy,
University of the Philippines-Diliman

Persian Garden Institute for Living
Heritage (PGILH)

ThailandThammasat Museum of Anthropology,
Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology,
Thammasat University

Fiji
Vanuatu

Faculty of Fine Arts, Srinakharinwirot
University (SWU)

IRCI 10th anniversary symposium “Discussing the Intangible Cultural Heritage in
Sakai” (Osaka, Japan, October 2021) (Picture courtesy of Sakai City Museum)

iTaukei Institute of Language
and Culture (TILC)

IRCI 10th anniversary symposium “Discussing the Intangible Cultural Heritage in
Sakai” (Osaka, Japan, October 2021) (Picture courtesy of Sakai City Museum)

Vanuatu Cultural Centre

Research Institutes Cooperated in FY 2016-2021

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Activities
and UNESCO
of IRCI

Timeline of Research Projects
FY2012FY2013

FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017

Medium-Term Programme (FY 2012–2015)
Activity Focus I : Mapping Studies on
the Safeguarding of ICH

FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024FY2025

Medium-Term Programme (FY 2016–2021)

Medium-Term Programme (FY 2022–2026)

Activity Focus I : Promoting Research for ICH Safeguarding

Activity Focus I : Promoting Research for ICH Safeguarding

FY2026Mapping
Project

International Experts Meetings
Literature Survey on ICH Safeguarding Research in the Asia-Pacific Countries
Research Data Collection on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region and Optimisation of its Use

Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the
Asia-Pacific Region

Researchers Forum

Researchers Forum

Multi-disciplinary Study on ICH’s Contribution to
Sustainable Development: Focusing on Education

Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs:
Education and Community Development

Researchers Forum

Activity Focus II : Research for
Safeguarding Endangered ICH
Documentation of ICH as a Tool for
Community-led Safeguarding Activities

Activity Focus II : Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management
Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding
and the Disaster-Risk Managementin the Asia-Pacific Region

Asia-PacificRegional Workshop
on ICH and Natural
Disasters

Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on
Central Asia and Small Island Developing States

Creation of the Asia-Pacific Regional Hub of Research for the Safeguarding of ICH

Activity Focus II : Research on the Safeguarding of ICH for
Building Sustainable and Resilient Societies

Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management

Safeguarding the ICH
for the Promotion ofCultural Identity andCommunity Resiliencein Timor-Leste

Research on ICH Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Research for Safeguarding ICH on the Verge of Extinction:
Vietnamese ICH Element Dong Ho Woodblock Printing

Study of Emergency Protection of ICH in Conflict-Affected Countries in Asia

Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage
for Sustainable Cities and Communities

Research for Endangered Traditional Handicrafts
in Post-Conflicted States (Sri Lanka)

Study of Legal Systems Related to ICH
in the Greater Mekong Region

Research for Endangered Traditional Handicrafts in Post-Conflicted States (Sri Lanka).
Meeting on further cooperation and sharing the final report with Hon. Minister Douglas
Devananda, Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development(Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 2014)

Research for Safeguarding ICH on the Verge of Extinction. A
practitioner of Dong Ho Woodblock Printing in the community (Bac
Ninh Province, Viet Nam, January 2015)

IRCI International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region

Documentation of ICH as a Tool for Community-led Safeguarding Activities.
Presentation by a local officer of Timor-Leste in charge of culture at a workshop(Tokyo, Japan, March 2015)16

Study of Legal Systems related to ICH in the Greater Mekong Region. Discussion among experts at
the final workshop (Hanoi, Viet Nam, December 2016)17

AnnexInternational Meetings and Workshop
Project / Theme

Year

Month

2022

1

Regional Workshop ”Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region”

2021

12

International Symposium “ICH Contributing to Better Education and Sustainable Communities”

2021

1

International Symposium for Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education and Community Development

2019

11

International Workshop for Multi-disciplinary Study on ICH’s Contribution to Sustainable Development:
Focusing on Education

2019

1

IRCI’s International Symposium for Multi-disciplinary Study on ICH’s Contribution to Sustainable Development:
Focusing on Education

2018

12

IRCI Meeting for Study of Emergency Protection of ICH in Conflict-Affected Countries in Asia

2017

7

International Symposium “Glocal Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage:
Local Communities, Researchers, States and UNESCO”

2016

11

IRCI Experts Meeting on Mapping Project for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region

2015

12

IRCI Experts Meeting on Mapping Project for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Countries

Aigine Cultural Research Center, Kyrgyzstan

2015

1

International Experts Meeting of the Project “Mapping Research on the Safeguarding of ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region”

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

2014

2

Preliminary Meeting of the Project “Exploring Research for the Safeguarding of ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region”

UNESCO Bangkok Office, Thailand

2021

10

The IRCI Researchers Forum “Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage– Towards a Sustainable Future –Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan

2019

12

International Researchers Forum “Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural Heritage– towards a Sustainable Society”

Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Japan
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan

2017

11

International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage”

National Museum of Ethnology, Japan
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan

2018

12

Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on ICH and Natural Disasters

Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Japan

2017

1

Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding and the Disaster Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific Region:
International Working Group Session

2016

12

IRCI Final Workshop on the Study of Legal Systems Related to ICH in the Greater Mekong Region

2015

12

IRCI Second Workshop on the Study of Legal Systems Related to ICH in the Greater Mekong Region

2014

12

IRCI First Workshop on the Study of Legal Systems Related to ICH in Southeast Asia

Faculty of Law, Kyushu University, Japan

Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritageon the Verge of Extinction: Vietnamese ICH Element
Dong Ho Woodblock Printing

2015

1

Workshop on the Roles of the Community Centre in ICH Revitalization:
A Case Study of Dong Ho Woodblock Printing

Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS)

Research for Endangered Traditional Handicrafts
in Post-Conflict States (Sri Lanka)

2015

12

Discussion Meeting on Endangered Traditional Handicrafts in Sri Lanka

2015

3

Intensive Working Session on ICH Documentation as a Tool for Community-led Safeguarding Activities

2014

2

Workshop for Community’s Young Film Makers for ICH Audio-Visual Documentation

2013

2

Workshop on ICH Documentation as a Tool for Community Safeguarding Activities

2012

3

Intensive Researchers Meeting on Communities and the 2003 Convention

2013

10

Study Tour for ICH Experts of Timor-Leste

2013

1

2013 IRCI Meeting on ICH – Evaluating the Inscription Criteria for the Two Lists of UNESCO’s ICH Convention

2012

6

The First ICH-Research Forum: The Implementation of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention

Maison des Cultures du Monde (MCM), France

2012

8

International Field School Alumni Seminar on Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-PacificPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Anthropology Centre (SAC), Thailand

2016

11

2016 International Symposium on ICH Safeguarding
in the Asia- Pacific Region “Transmitting Art and Spirit of ICH”

Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
Sakai City

2013

8

International Symposium in Celebration of the 10th Anniversaryof the Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH

Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
Sakai City

2013

2

Symposium on ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region“ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region – Current Status and Important Issues”

Sakai City

2011

10

IRCI Opening Commemorative Symposium

Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
Sakai City

Sustainable Research Data Collection for
ICH Safeguarding
ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education andCommunity Development

Multi-disciplinary Study on ICH’s Contribution to
Sustainable Development: Focusing on Education
Study of Emergency Protection of
ICH in Conflict-Affected Countries in Asia

Mapping Studies on the Safeguarding of ICH

IRCI Researchers Forum on ICH Safeguarding
in the Asia-Pacific Region

Research on ICH Safeguarding and Natural Disasters

Study of Legal Systems Related to ICH
in the Greater Mekong Region

Documentation of ICH as a Tool
for Community-led Safeguarding Activities

Safeguarding the ICH for the Promotion of Cultural
Identity and Community Resilience in Timor-Leste
Research on the 2003 Convention
Current Status of ICH, in Particular, Researchand Studies on ICH in Urgent Need of Safeguarding

Symposiums in Cooperation
with Sakai City, Osaka, Japan

International Meeting / Workshop

IRCI International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region

Co-Organiser

Center for Glocal Studies(CGS), Seijo University, Japan
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
International Symposium ”ICH Contributing to Better Education andSustainable Communities” (Online, December 2021)

International Workshop for Multi-disciplinary Study on ICH’s Contribution
to Sustainable Development: Focusing on Education (Tokyo, Japan,
November 2019)

Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural
Disasters (Sendai, Japan, December 2018)

UNESCO Jakarta Office, Indonesia

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International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage”(Osaka, Japan, November 2017)19

AnnexReports and Publications* Some publications are available for download on the website https://www.irci.jp/report_publication/

Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education andCommunity Development: Project Report FY 2020–2021(English, March 2022, 368 pages) ISBN-978-4-9909775-4-2 *This report presents the results of the project “Research on ICH’s Contribution
to SDGs: Education and Community Development” conducted in FY 2020-2021.
It contains a summary of the international symposia held in FY 2020 and 2021
and three case study reports from collaborating organisations in Bangladesh,Indonesia, and Kyrgyzstan.
Proceedings of theInternational Researchers
Forum “Perspectives of
Research for Intangible
Cultural Heritage — towards a
Sustainable Society”(March 2020) *Project Report “Multidisciplinary Study on ICH’s
Contribution to Sustainable
Development: Focusing on
Education” (online version)(February 2020) *Guidelines for “Multi-disciplinary
Study on ICH’s Contribution
to Sustainable Development:
Focusing on Education” forNon-formal Education in thePhilippines (English) (the second
edition) (February 2020) *Guidelines for “Multi-disciplinary
Study on ICH’s Contribution to
Sustainable Development:
Focusing on Education” forFormal Education in Viet Nam(Vietnamese) (the second
edition) (February 2020) *Guidelines for “Multi-disciplinary
Study on ICH’s Contribution to
Sustainable Development:
Focusing on Education” forNon-formal Education in thePhilippines (English) (the firstedition) (October 2019) *Guidelines for “Multi-disciplinary
Study on ICH’s Contribution to
Sustainable Development:
Focusing on Education” forFormal Education in Viet Nam(Vietnamese) (the first edition)(July 2019) *Report on the IRCI Literature
Survey on Intangible Cultural
Heritage Safeguarding
Research(2016−2018)(online version)(March 2019) *Proceedings of the Asia-PacificRegional Workshop on
Intangible Cultural Heritage andNatural Disasters(March 2019) *Preliminary Research on ICH
Safeguarding and Disaster Risk
Manegement in the ASIA- PacificRegion (March 2018) *International Symposium
Negotiating Intagible Cultural
Heritage Report (March 2018)
ISBN 978-4-9909775-0-4 *Proceedings of the International
Symposium on Glocal Perspectives on
Intangible Cultural Heritage:Local
Communities, Researchers, States
and UNESCO (November 2017) *Study of Legal Systems Related
to Intangible Cultural Heritage
in the Greater Mekong Region(March 2017)

Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding
in the Asia-Pacific Region: Project Report FY 2019–2021(English, March 2022, 87 pages) ISBN-978-4-9909775-3-5 *This is a report of the “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH
Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” project conducted in FY 2019–2021.
Research information related to ICH was collected in collaboration with research
institutes in Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand
and Viet Nam. This report summarises three years’ activities, their results, andthe main points of discussions that were conducted during workshops andmeetings with collaborators.

Proceedings of the IRCI Researchers Forum on ICH Safeguarding
in the Asia-Pacific Region “Progress and Challenges in the Research
for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage –Towards a
Sustainable Future–”(English, March 2022, 129 pages) ISBN-978-4-9909775-2-8 *This is the proceedings of the IRCI Researchers Forum “Progress and Challenges
in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage–Towards
a Sustainable Future–” held on 29 October 2021 to commemorate IRCI’s 10th
anniversary. The proceedings include the review of progress on the researchfor safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region and the summary of discussions
including future research perspectives and challenges.

• Documentation of ICH as a Tool for Community-led Safeguarding Activities(March 2016) ISBN 978-4-9906647-4-9• Towards Safeguarding Endangered Traditional Crafts in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka(Japanese edition) (February 2016) ISBN978-4-9906647-7-0• 2013 Study Tour Report: Toward Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage

for the Promotion of Cultural Identity and Community Resilience in Timor-Leste(March 2015) ISBN 978-4-9906647-5-6 *• Towards Safeguarding Endangered Traditional Crafts in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka(English edition) (September 2014) ISBN 978-4-9906647-3-2• 2013 IRCI Meeting on ICH: Evaluating the Inscription Criteria for the Two Lists of UNESCO’s Intangible
Cultural Heritage Convention (Final Report) (March 2013) ISBN 978-4-9906647-1-8• 2012 International Field School Alumni Seminar on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
in the Asia Pacific (February 2013) *• The First ICH-Researchers Forum: “The Implementation of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention” (Final Report)
Project Report “Study ofEmergency Protection of ICH
in Conflict-Affected Countries
in Asia” (online version)(March 2021)

Project Report “ICH’s
Contribution to SDGs:
Education and Community
Development” (online version)(February 2021) *Guidelines for “Multi-disciplinary
Study on ICH’s Contribution
to Sustainable Development:
Focusing on Education” for Nonformal Education in the Philippines(Subanen) (October 2020)
ISBN 978-621-432-020-2 *IRCI International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region

Guidelines for “Multi-disciplinary
Study on ICH’s Contribution
to Sustainable Development:
Focusing on Education” forFormal Education in Viet Nam(English) (July 2020) *International Symposium on ICH
Safeguarding in the Asia-PacificRegion: Transmitting Art andSpirit of ICH (March 2017) *20

Research for Safeguarding
Intangible Cultural Heritage on
the Verge of Extinction:
Vietnamese ICH Elelment Dong
Ho Woodblock Printing(March 2017)
ISBN 978-4-9906647-9-4(September 2012) ISBN 978-4-9906647-0-1 *• The First Intensive Researchers Meeting on Communities and the 2003 Convention: “Documentationof Intangible Cultural Heritage as a Tool for Community’s Safeguarding Activities” (July 2012) *• The Training Course for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage 2011 Final Report (2011) *21