2018 International Conference on “Culture against disasters"

Protecting cultural landscape as prevention of natural disasters

As part of 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage, the European University Centre for Cultural Heritage (CUEBC) is co-ordinating the project entitled “Revisiting local knowledge and media to fight natural disasters” (IKMeFiND). In this connection, the CUEBC joined with EUR-OPA to hold a seminar on “Culture against disasters: protecting cultural landscapes as a prevention against natural disasters” in Ravello in Italy on 28 and 29 September 2018.

The purpose of the seminar was to draw up practical recommendations on the management of cultural landscapes and of risks relating to natural disasters. The topics addressed included promoting the traditional farming and architectural techniques forming part of cultural heritage as a means of fighting natural disasters, the importance of the media in disseminating this local knowledge and co-operation between the authorities and all stakeholders in risk prevention and management.