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Building on the inclusion of culture and heritage in the Sustainable Development Goals, the Culture, Heritage, and Sustainable Tourism Knowledge Silo Breaker at the World Bank fosters knowledge sharing with a clear operational focus, by connecting interested staff across Global Practices and external peer organizations, including UNESCO, UNWTO, and ICCROM, and leveraging disruptive technology to identify cutting-edge solutions for the benefit of our clients.
Featured Blogs
 
• Why Culture Matters in the Reconstruction and Recovery of Cities by Ahmed Eiweida, Christianna J. Brotsis, and Yuna Chun
• Three Countries Show Why Culture Matters for Post-conflict and Post-disaster Reconstruction and Recovery by Sameh Wahba and Bárbara Mínguez García
• Why Cultural Heritage Matters for Urban Resilience by Bárbara Mínguez García and Lorenzo Piccio
• Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism: Drivers of Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity by Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez and Francesco Bandarin
 
City and Culture Knowledge Resources
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Resilient Cultural Heritage: Learning from the Japanese Experience

  • Country/ City
    Japan
  • Topic
    Cultural Heritage, Disaster Resilience
  • Published On
    June 16, 2020
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank, GFDRR
  • Abstract

    • Resilient Cultural Heritage: Learning from the Japanese Experience

    Japan’s cultural heritage (CH) is among the richest in the world, but the country is faced with some of the most difficult challenges in its exposure to hazards. With earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, typhoons, floods, landslides, and fire, Japan is ranked second, behind the Philippines, for exposure to natural hazards, according to the INFORM Global Risk Index 2019.

Guatemala Study on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage: The Case of Antigua Guatemala

  • Country/ City
    Guatemala
  • Topic
    Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
  • Published On
    June 17, 2019
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract

    • Guatemala Study on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage: The Case of Antigua Guatemala

    Natural events are recurrent. Geophysical hazards such as earthquakes or volcano eruptions cannot be predicted, but it is known that where they have happened in the past, they will happen again. In the case of hydro-meteorological hazards, frequency and intensity are increased by the action of climate change. Guatemala is located in one of the most hazard prone regions, threatened by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, fires, hurricanes, and floods.

Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Urban Regeneration: Capturing Lessons and Experience from Japan with a Focus on Kyoto

  • Country/ City
    Japan
  • Topic
    Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Tourism, Restoration
  • Published On
    December 12, 2018
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract

    • Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Urban Regeneration: Capturing Lessons and Experience from Japan with a Focus on Kyoto

    The World Bank Group (WBG) has long recognized that the restoration and preservationof cultural heritage, urban regeneration, and sustainable tourism can play a vital role in developing countries’ efforts to promote local economic development, accelerate social integration, and alleviate poverty.

Culture in City Reconstruction and Recovery

  • Country/ City
    Global
  • Topic
    Cities and Culture, Recovery
  • Published On
    September 11, 2018
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • Abstract

    • Culture in City Reconstruction and Recovery

    As urban growth and development continue at a breathtaking pace across the world, cities are increasingly bearing the brunt of conflicts, crises and disasters, which themselves are growing in number, magnitude and complexity. The convergence of these two trends – increasing urbanization and growing crises – demands an enhanced approach to city reconstruction and recovery, one that puts culture at its heart.

Promoting Disaster Resilient Cultural Heritage

  • Country/ City
    Global
  • Topic
    Cultural Heritage, Disaster Resilience
  • Published On
    October 12, 2017
  • Author(s)
    Zuzana Stanton-Geddes, Salman Anees Soz
  • Abstract

    • Promoting Disaster Resilient Cultural Heritage

    Cultural heritage is vulnerable to the adverse impacts of natural disasters, and climate change is adding to the urgency of addressing this challenge. Countries around the world are employing a variety of measures to safeguard cultural heritage against disaster risks, drawing on relevant conventions, policy frameworks, and guidance.
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