Deadline: 10-Sep-22
The UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, with the support of Bulgaria, is implementing the project “Building a climate resilient future: capacity development in climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in selected UNESCO designated sites of South-East Europe”.
The project aims to contribute to a more climate-resilient South-East Europe region, notably climate resilience at UNESCO designated sites by improving the understanding of the impacts of climatic change and natural hazards on natural and cultural sites, and improving capacities for effective emergency preparedness and response within site governance frameworks.
The project targets 5 UNESCO Member states in South-East Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The project envisages institutional and professional capacity development through the introduction of a set of regional guidelines and tools in the areas of Climate Change Adaptation/Disaster Risk Management and the organization of training for UNESCO designated sites, notably Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage sites in South-East Europe.
The training will bring site managing authorities of UNESCO designated sites in the region (Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Sites) together with civil protection authorities, researchers and key experts in the fields of climate change, disaster risk management, and protection and promotion of cultural and natural heritage. The training will be held in presence and will last 5 days, and all costs for travel and accommodation are to be covered by UNESCO.
Learning Outcomes
The training is expected to:
- advance knowledge and skills concerning climate change-related hazards, as well as the vulnerability of natural and cultural sites to these hazards taking into account regional, national and local dynamics, specific cultural contexts and promoting innovative governance and community based models;
- facilitate adaptation of management plans to take into account climate change and climate related disasters for UNESCO designated sites;
- introduce appropriate methodologies and tools to enhance resilience and promote sustainable development in the sites of the target region;
- support the establishment of effective and participatory governance in the sites, which includes mechanisms facilitating the coordination of national, local, and civil society organizations and international actors;
- develop stakeholder networks to identify and analyze the gaps in existing policies and potential cooperation perspectives regarding the climate-related disasters risks management.
Where and where
The training will take place on 17-21 October 2022 in the Republic of North Macedonia, specifically in the Ohrid region multi-designated area.
Eligible Participants
- The training targets 5 UNESCO Member States from South-East Europe, namely Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
- Within those five countries, the call for participation is open to different types of target audiences:
- Site managing authorities and local authorities representing UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage sites from listed UNESCO Member States
- National authorities responsible for natural and cultural heritage
- Civil protection authorities
- Country climate change focal points
For more information, visit UNESCO.
For more information, visit https://en.unesco.org/news/call-applications-unesco-training-building-climate-resilient-future-capacity-development
