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Sub-regional workshop for South Asian Silk Roads Transboundary Serial Nomination and Cultural Landscape Initiatives, 6- 7 December 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal
Summary: The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is co-orgnizing the Sub-regional workshop for South Asian Silk Roads Transboundary Serial Nomination and Cultural Landscape Initiatives, 6 - 7 December, 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal, with the Department of Archaeology (DOA), Min
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is co-orgnizing the Sub-regional workshop for South Asian Silk Roads Transboundary Serial Nomination and Cultural Landscape Initiatives, 6 - 7 December, 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal, with the Department of Archaeology (DOA), Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal, in close cooperation with the UNESCO Office in Kathmandu, as a follow-up to the three previous sub-regional workshops (1st in September 2014 in Kathmandu, 2nd and 3rd September 2017 and November 2018 in Xi’an, China).
The workshop, with financial support from the UNESCO/Korean Funds-in-Trust Silk Roads project, will bring together representatives and experts from four South Asian countries (Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal) as well as international experts, ICOMOS and UNESCO to discuss potential serial and transnational World Heritage nominations of the Silk Roads cultural routes network in South Asia.
Due to the current Covid alarming sanitary situation in Nepal, the workshop will be conducted totally online. The main purposes of the workshop will be to contribute to:
Developing a holistic approach to heritage routes through Nepal and South Asia through improved data, enhanced legal frameworks and enhanced capacity for site management and conservation;
Reinforcing the discussion and coordination platform for Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, ICOMOS, UNESCO as well as international experts for the South Asian Silk Roads Transboundary Serial Nomination, and Cultural Landscape Initiatives;
Better understanding of the heritage corridors and cultural landscapes in South Asia.
| Sub-regional Workshop - South Asian Silk Roads Transboundary Serial | |
| Nomination and Cultural Landscape Initiative | |
| Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, 6-7 December 2021 | |
| Hybrid Format: 4 hours per day 13:45 - 17:45, Kathmandu time (GMT + 5:45) | |
| Monday, 6 December 2021 | |
| 13:45 – 14:30 | Opening Session Moderator: Dr Suresh Suras Shrestha, Chief Archaeological Officer, Department of Archaeology, Nepal |
| 13:45 – 13:50 | Welcome remarks Mr Michael Croft, UNESCO Representative to Nepal |
| 13:50 – 14:15 | Opening remarks Dr Jing Feng, Chief, Asia and the Pacific Unit, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Paris Ms Regina Durighello, Director, Advisory and Monitoring Unit, ICOMOS International Ms. Sung-hee Yeo, Director of the World Heritage Division, Cultural Heritage Administration, Republic of Korea Dr Pema Gyamtsho, Director-General, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Mr Damodar Gautam, Director-General, Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Group photo |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Session I - Introduction Moderator: Mr Michael Croft, UNESCO Representative to Nepal |
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Overview of the Silk Roads Serial and Transnational World Heritage Nomination and achievements Dr Jing Feng, Chief, Asia and the Pacific Unit, UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
| 14:50 – 15:10 | South Asian Sub-Regional Approaches within the framework of ICOMOS Silk Roads Thematic Study Ms Susan Denyer, Advisor, World Heritage Programme, ICOMOS International |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Q & A or Discussion and Wrap-up of the Session |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Short break |
| 15:45 – 17:30 | Session II – Institutional International Collaboration and Importance of Scientific Documentation for the Ongoing South Asian Silk Roads and Cultural Landscape Initiatives Moderator: Ms Himalchuli Gurung, Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office |
| 15:45 – 16:05 | UNESCO’s Support for the Ongoing South Asian Silk Roads and Cultural Landscape Initiatives Prof/Dr Roland Lin, Project Officer, Asia and the Pacific Unit, UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
| 16:05 – 16:25 | Scientific Documentation, Cultural Landscapes and the Silk Roads: Experiences in Central and South Asia Prof Tim Williams, Professor of Silk Roads Archaeology, University College London Institute of Archaeology |
| 16:25 – 16:45 | Remote Sensing Documentation and Spatial-temporal Analysis for South Asian Silk Road Cultural Landscape Heritages: Case Studies in Lo Manthang, Nepal and Yushu, Qinghai Province of China Prof HE Jie, Professor, Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) |
| 16:45 – 17:05 | ICIMOD Presentation (title of presentation and presenter tbc) |
| 17:05 – 17:30 | Q & A or Discussion and Wrap-up of the Session |
| Tuesday, 7 December 2021 | |
| 13:45 – 15:30 | Session III – Review of National Activities and Silk Roads Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee Secretariat’s Activities of South Asian Silk Roads Moderator: Prof/Dr Roland Lin, Project Officer, Asia and the Pacific Unit, UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
| Country Presentation - Bhutan (Official nomination received, regretted) | |
| 13:45 – 14:05 | Country Presentation – China: The Silk Roads: China-South Asia Corridors Mr Xinchao Song, Deputy Administrator of National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA), delivered by Mr Lei Zhang, Deputy Director of the Department for the Protection of Monuments, Sites and Archaeology, NCHA, Peoples Republic of China |
| 14:05 – 14:25 | Country Presentation - India (title of presentation to be followed, Official nomination pending) |
| 14:25 – 14:45 | Country Presentation - Nepal (title of presentation to be followed) |
| 14:45 – 15:05 | Construction of the Database of the South Asian Silk Roads Mr Feng Jian, Director, ICOMOS International Conservation Centre-Xi’an (IICC Xi’an) – Secretariat of the Silk Roads Serial Transnational World Heritage Nomination Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee |
| 15:05 – 15:30 | Q & A or Discussion and Wrap-up of the session |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Short break |
| 15:45 – 17:20 | Session IV – The Way Forward for the Ongoing South Asian Silk Roads and Cultural Landscape Initiatives Moderator: Ms Junhi Han, Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office (tbc) |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Goal orientation for the Way Forward § Ms Susan Denyer, Advisor, World Heritage Programme, ICOMOS International § Prof Tim Williams, Professor of Silk Roads Archaeology, University College London Institute of Archaeology |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Discussion about the diverse issues and needs |
| 16:45 – 17:15 | Presentation and agreeing on the Way Forward The Way Forward from the Representatives of State parties (7 minutes per country) § Bhutan |
| § China: China’s Suggestions for Next Step § India § Nepal | |
| 17:15 – 17:20 | Wrap-up of the Session |
| 17:20 – 17:35 | Session V – Closing Moderator: Ms Nipuna Shrestha, Programme Coordinator for Culture, UNESCO Kathmandu |
| 17:20 – 17:30 | Closing remarks § Mr Damodar Gautam, Director-General, Department of Archaeology, Nepal § Mr Baburam Adhikari, Deputy Secretary-General, Nepal National Commission for UNESCO |
| 17:30 – 17:35 | Vote of thanks Mr Michael Croft, UNESCO Representative to Nepal |