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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

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