Revision of the national intangible cultural heritage inventory and capacity-building on the implementation of the 2003 Convention for the local communities in five provinces of Kazakhstan

Países beneficiarios: Kazajstán

Resumen:

To be implemented by the Kazakhstan Intangible Cultural Heritage National Committee, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Information, this twenty-two-month project aims to build the capacities of local communities and national authorities to safeguard their living heritage. The main focus of the project is to update the existing national intangible cultural heritage inventory of Kazakhstan, which has ›››

Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran - International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage

Países beneficiarios: Afganistán, Irán (República Islámica del), Kazajstán, Kirguistán, Tayikistán, Turkmenistán, Uzbekistán

Resumen:

UNESCO and the European Union in joint collaboration launched the project “Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage” in October 2018. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the contribution of culture to sustainable development, notably through heritage-based tourism development, diversifying tourism products, safeguarding and promoting intangible cultu ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-06-18 – Intangible cultural heritage of the Silk Roads: Identification and Inventorying in Tajikistan
• 2019-05-14 – Intangible cultural heritage of the Silk Roads: Identification and Inventorying in Kyrgyzstan

Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Central Asia

Países beneficiarios: Kazajstán, Kirguistán, Tayikistán, Uzbekistán

Resumen:

Implemented between 2012 and 2016, this project has aimed at enhancing safeguarding capacities of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan through effective implementation of the Convention, thereby contributing to sustainable development. It has promoted better visibility of intangible cultural heritage, awareness of its significance and its function in societies. By promoting mutual respect for the heritage of others, this project has contributed to ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2017-07-14 – Enhancing safeguarding of living heritage in Uzbekistan
• 2016-11-21 – Workshop on ICH and Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan, Implications for Policy Development and Implementation