ICH Workshop Day 1 (Video)
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Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad.
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UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is one of the key instruments in global heritage practice today. While the convention and its operational directives provide a useful framework for safeguarding ICH at the national and sub-national levels, it is imperative to contextualize the concepts and processes individually to each situation. Therefore, there is a need for emerging professionals to be aware of the convention and what it offers, as well as to explore a range of social and cultural issues associated with ICH safeguarding, including ethical principles in working with the communities. There is also a need for the young professionals to situate the ICH safeguarding in a broader sustainable development context, to ensure its continuing relevance and role in achieving sustainable development goals. It is for these reasons that the 2003 convention has also envisioned capacity building as a key strategy for promoting the convention and enhancing the effectiveness of ICH safeguarding world-wide.
In this spirit of the convention, this workshop, organized by ICHCAP, UNESCO Bangkok and Ahmedabad University, aims to address the need of awareness raising and capacity building among young researchers and practitioners.