ANNEX 2

Asia-Paciﬁc Regional workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters
7-9 December 2018, Sendai, JapanInternational Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI)PROGRAMME

DAY 1 (7 December 2018) Workshop Session
Venue: Meeting Room 8 (3rd floor, Conference Bldg., Sendai International Center)
9:00-10:00

Registration

10:00-10:15

Opening remarks
Wataru Iwamoto, Director-General of IRCI
Emiko Yamanashi, Acting Director-General of Tokyo National ResearchInstitute for Cultural Properties
Himalchuli Gurung, Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Beijing Oﬃce

10:15-10:30Introduc�on to the workshop
Yoko Nojima (IRCI)

10:30-12:00

Session 1 (Asia-Paciﬁc focus): Natural hazards/disasters and the transmissionof ICH
Facilitator: Hitoki Takakura (Center for Northeast Asian Studies, TohokuUniversity)
The impacts of Disaster on ICH: The case study on a long term transforma�onof ICH in Myanmar
Mya Mya Khin (University of Yangon)
ICH management and DRR in Vietnam: current situa�on, gap andrecommenda�on
Phan Phuong Anh (Vietnam National University)
Disaster memory: Intangible cultural heritage as tools for remembering andcommemora�ng for disaster resilience
Soledad N. Dalisay (University of the Philippines-Diliman)

12:00-13:00

Lunch break

13:00-15:00

Session 2 (Asia-Paciﬁc focus): Challenges and lessons learnt from disaster
experiences, and the poten�als of local knowledge
Facilitator: Tomo Ishimura (Tokyo National Research Institute for CulturalProperties)
Intangible Cultural Heritage & Disaster in Nepal
Jayaram Shrestha/Yamuna Maharjan (National Museum of Nepal)
Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters in Vanuatu
Richard Shing (Vanuatu Cultural Centre)
Tu na inima, luvu na waqa: An iTaukei perspec�ve on Disaster Risk Reduc�onin the events of a Tropical Cyclone
Melaia Tikoitoga (iTaukei Institute of Language and Culture, Fiji)PROGRAMME

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Between the King and the Scien�st: Mount Merapi Erup�on, Early Warning
System, and the Poli�cs of Local Knowledge
Fadjar I. Thufail (Research Center for Regional Resources, Indonesian Instituteof Sciences)
15:00-15:15

Coffee break

15:15-16:55

Session 3 (Asia-Paciﬁc focus): Enhancing dialogue between ICH and disasterrisk management
Facilitator: Yoko Nojima (IRCI)
Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disaster in Bangladesh: Exis�ng
Policies and Strategies for Safeguarding
Md. Amanullah Bin Mahmood (Former staff of FAO Oﬃce in Dhaka)
Roles of and challenges in mainstreaming Intangible Cultural Heritage inDisaster Risk Reduc�on processes in Vietnam
Vu Canh Toan (ISET-Vietnam)Par�cipatory 3D mapping in enhancing community–led disaster resiliency:
The case of Tublay, Philippines
Abner O. Lawangen (Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Oﬃce ofTublay, Philippines/University of Portsmouth)

16:55-17:00

Closing of DAY 1

17:30-19:30

Reception (Venue: Meeting Room 4, Exhibition Bldg., Sendai InternationalCenter)

DAY 2 (8 December 2018) Excursion:
Revaitalisa�on of shishifuri folk performance in Takenoura Community, Onagawa Town
(Miyagi Prefecture)
9:00-

Departing Sendai to Onagawa (by hired bus)

11:00-12:00

Lectures (Venue: Meeting room, Onagawa Town Government Building)Introduction to the folk culture in Onagawa Town (Hiromichi Kubota, Tokyo
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)
Revitalisation of shishifuri performances in Onagawa Town (Eiichi Hiratsuka,
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12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:30-15:30

Visit to Takenoura Community for talks and shishifuri experience(Venue: Takenoura Community Center)
Talk on Takenoura community’s recovery and shishifuri performance byShigeo Suzuki (Leader of Takenoura Community) and Tadashi Abe(Takenoura committee for the preservation of shishifuri performance)
Shishifuri performance and lessons by community members

16:00-

Departing Takenoura to Sendai

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND NATURAL DISASTERS

DAY 3 (9 December 2018) Workshop Session
Venue: Conference Room ‘Shirakashi’ 1 (3rd floor, Conference Bldg., Sendai International Center)
9:00-10:00

Registration

10:00-12:00

Special session: Eﬀorts of post-disaster revitalisa�on of ICH in Japan
Facilitator: Hiromichi Kubota (Tokyo National Research Institute for CulturalProperties)
ICH contribu�ng to Post-disaster Rehabilita�on
Hiromichi Kubota (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)
Signiﬁcance of Rescuing Intangible Cultural Heritage
Ryusuke Kodani (Tohoku History Museum)Coming to Terms with Disaster Recovery through Folk Performing Arts: The
Case of Fukushima Prefecture
Tomoko Ichiyanagi (Koriyama Women’s College)
Reviving Fishery Techniques: The Fishing Industry in Post-disaster Shinchimachi, Fukushima PrefectureShuichi Kawashima (International Research Institute of Disaster Sciences,Tohoku University)
The Role of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Disaster Recovery inFukushima
Hiroki Takakura (Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University)

12:00-13:00

Lunch break

13:00-13:30

Thinking about ICH and Natural Disasters: Perspec�ves and Challenges inLa�n America and the Caribbean Region
Adriana Molano and Lucas Roque Dos Santos (Regional Center for theSafeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Latin America (CRESPIAL))

13:30-15:20

Final discussion (1): Workshop summary and General comments
Rapporteur’s summary report and comments
Meredith Wilson (Stepwise Heritage and Tourism, Australia)
Resource person’s comments
JC Gaillard (University of Auckland)
General discussion

15:20-15:40

Coffee break

15:40-16:50

Final discussion (2): Recommenda�ons for safeguarding ICH in disasters andmobilising ICH for DRM

16:50-17:00

Closing remarks
Hiroki Takakura, Director of Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku
University
Wataru Iwamoto, Director-General of IRCIPROGRAMME

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