ICOMOS Water & Heritage Webinar, 16 september, 12 -13.30 uur 

Gepubliceerd op: 6 september 2020

ICOMOS NL organiseert met de TU Delft en WaterChannel drie Webinars Water & Heritage. De webinars gaan over de betekenis van watergerelateerd erfgoed en hoe deze, naast high-tech technieken van nu, mede kan bijdragen aan oplossingen voor watergerelateerde uitdagingen in de toekomst. Ook niet ICOMOS-leden zijn welkom!

ICOMOS

ICOMOS, acronym of International Council on Monuments and Sites, is an international non-governmental organisation of heritage professionals engaged in the conservation of places of cultural value and dedicated to the conservation of the world’s historic monuments and sites. ICOMOS was founded in 1965 following the adoption of the International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites – generally referred to as The Venice Charter (1964).

The overall aim of the webinar series is to inform water professionals and heritage experts about the Water and Heritage initiative and its activities that aim at recognition by water managers that water related heritage can contribute significantly toward water challenges. The specific objective of the webinars is to encourage national working groups to be initiated with the longer-term objective to mobilize support to have Water and Heritage discussed at the UN International Water conference to be held in New York in 2023, see the Chair’s Statement of the symposium ‘Water and Culture’ held on February 3 in Tokyo.

Webinar 1: Water & Heritage – Explained

Objectives, activities and modalities including cooperation with water organisations and experts for the International Scientific Committee on Water and Heritage.

September 16, 2020: 12.00-13.30 h. CET
Speakers & Sessions:
  • Introduction: Bridging the divide between water management an cultural heritage: Sir Diederik Six  (Former President & Water Heritage Envoy, ICOMOS Netherland
  • International interest and developments in Water & Heritage: Henk van Schaik (Water and Heritage Ambassador, ICOMOS Netherlands)
  • [Film: Protecting Deltas- Heritage Helps]
  • The International Scientific Committee on Water & Heritage (ISCWH): Ian Travers (ICOMOS Australia; Chair, ISCWH Task Force) and Tino Mager (Vice Chair, ISCWH Task Force)
  • Water & Heritage: Research issues and challenges: Carola Hein (Technical University Delft)
  • Discussions: Toshiyuki Kono (ICOMOS Japan), Meisha Hunter (ICOMOS USA), Nupur Prothi Khanna (ICOMOS India)

How to attend:

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Webinar 2:
Cooperation between the Water and Cultural Heritage sectors

October 14, 2020 : 12.00-13.30h. CET

A tour d’horizon of water related heritage activities and organisations in international water institutions

Webinar 3: Creating and Preserving Water Heritage

November 17, 2020: 12.00-13.30h. CET

Presentation of telling examples and assessment methodologies of water related cultural heritage for present and future water management planning and policies.

 

Objectives, programmes and speakers

The overall aim of the webinar series is to inform water professionals and heritage experts about the Water and Heritage initiative and involve them in its activities aimed at achieving recognition by water managers that water related heritage can contribute significantly toward water challenges. The specific objective of the webinars is to encourage national working groups and NSCs to be initiated with the longer-term objective of mobilizing support to have Water and Heritage discussed at the UN International Water conference to be held in New York in 2023 (see the Chair’s Statement of the symposium ‘Water and Culture’ held on February 3 in Tokyo).

Webinar 1:  Specific objectives

  • to inform the participants about the Water and Heritage initiative, and the objectives, modalities and activities of the ISC WH.
  • discuss the development of Water and Heritage activities through the ICOMOS NCs and complementarities as well as cooperation with other ICOMOS ISCs

Webinar 2: Specific objectives

  • to inform the participants about the objectives and activities on water related cultural heritage by international water organisations including World Water Heritage Systems programme, the Specialist Group for Water and Waste water in Ancient Civilizations, The Ramsar Culture Network, the Global Water Museums Network, the Global Water Partnership (GWP), the International Centre for Transdisciplinary Water Research, CIRAT and discuss collaboration.

Webinar 3: Specific objectives

  • To have selected cases on water and heritage presented and methodologies (such as handbooks, guidelines, hydro biographies, mapping and inspirational walks)
  • to inform and inspire water managers, leaders and the public about the significance of water related heritage.

Het Vijayanagara-rijk

Het Vijayanagara-rijk was een koninkrijk in het zuiden van India. Het rijk werd in 1336 gesticht door Harihara I en zijn broer Bukka Raya I en bleef tot 1646 bestaan, hoewel de macht van het rijk wel afnam na een grote nederlaag tegen de verzamelde legers van meerdere sultans in 1565.

Het rijk is vernoemd naar de hoofdstad, Vijayanaga waarvan de ruïnes vandaag de dag nog altijd rondom Hampi liggen. Het Vijayanagararijk was op zijn hoogtepunt een van de machtigste koninkrijken uit de geschiedenis van India. Veel monumenten uit de tijd van het rijk zijn nog overal in Zuid-India te vinden. (bron Wikipedia)

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