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70 years after the 1954 Hague Convention: joint strategies and future…
On the 70th anniversary of the Hague Convention this article focuses on civil-military cooperation for the protection of cultural heritage in conflict
21 February 2025
Reports and booksGood practices and lessons learntFranceall Europe/EUCultural Heritage
B+CARE: the regional hub for cultural emergency response in the Balkans
The German Archaeological Institute introduces KulturGutRetter and PROCULTHER-NET at the regional conference B+CARE held in Tirana.
Climate change threats to cultural heritage under the magnifying glass
PROCULTHER-NET contribution to a multiplier event on climate change and its impacts on cultural heritage and security organised on May in Brussels
CPforHeritage
Operational Forces of Civil Protection for the Protection of Cultural Heritage
Single country grants for disaster risk management (Track 1)
Cultural heritage sector planning in the Campi Flegrei area on…
This paper shares the two exercise phases with a cultural heritage scenario organised in Italy to face the bradyseism phenomenon and volcanic risk.
17 February 2025
Good practices and lessons learntResearch papersEarthquakeVolcanogenicItalyall Europe/EUCultural Heritage
“Culture, Rescue: all hands on deck!”: National authorities to assist in…
A look at the inter-institutional cooperation established in France to draw up emergency plans for the protection of cultural heritage.
10 February 2025
Good practices and lessons learntTraining materialall Europe/EUCultural Heritage
Disaster risk management and cultural heritage: The perceptions of…
This article aims to explore the perceptions of a group of UNESCO world heritage site managers (WHSM) on disaster risk management.
29 April 2024
Research papersMulti-hazardGlobalCultural HeritageClimate change
Earthquake debris of cultural interest: the Italian methodology for their…
The Italian methodology for managing earthquake debris of cultural significance, with lessons learnt from the Central Italy earthquake of 2016.
17 February 2025
Good practices and lessons learntMulti-hazardRecoveryItalyCultural Heritage
EU MODEX Venice: Multi-Sector Disaster Response and Heritage Preservation
From 17 to 21 October 2024, an EU MODEX exercise took place in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy, as part of the EU MODEX Cycle 12 (2024-2026).
Field exercises for USAR/medical/EUCPT/TAST/ORC "Cycle 12"
Field exercises for urban search and rescue modules, medical teams, EUCPT and TAST and other response capacities.
Modules field and table top exercises (MODEX)
Field exercises for water-related, forest firefighting and CBRN "Cycle 12"
Field exercises flood, forest fires and CBRN. Two of the exercises include the participation of EUCPT and TAST.
Modules field and table top exercises (MODEX)
First European Heritage Hub Forum
The first European Heritage Hub Community of Practice (EH-CP) Forum will take place on 28 September 2023.
Venice, ItalyHybrid
Further progress for heritage protection in Türkiye after the seism of 2023
Lessons learnt from the interinstitutional and interdisciplinary cooperation implemented following the devastating events that hit the Country.
IT infrastructure for cultural heritage response missions
An example from Germany on how to enable and strengthen operational capacities by building a robust IT infrastructure to support response missions.
18 February 2025
Guidelines and manualsCultural Heritage
KulturGutRetter (KGR): technical characteristics of a cultural heritage…
The Cultural Heritage Response Unit developed by the KulturGutRetter project unites civil protection capacities and cultural heritage know-how
10 February 2025
MiscellaneousCultural Heritage
PROCULTHER-NET
Protecting Cultural Heritage from the Consequences of Disasters-Network
Knowledge Network Partnership
PROCULTHER-NET Project. Technical Bulletin N. 4, December 2024
An interdisciplinary bulletin with good practices, tools and strategies in the field of cultural heritage at risk
14 March 2025
Good practices and lessons learntReports and booksEarthquakeGeohazardsMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionResponseItalyall Europe/EUCultural HeritageClimate change
PROCULTHER-NET reaching beyond EU borders: a visit to Switzerland
The French PROCULTHER-NET partners met with Swiss experts involved in cultural protection to improve mutual knowledge and cooperation in this field.
PROCULTHER-NET’s Pilot Training of Trainers for Heritage Protection
Offering know-how and knowledge to European trainers specialised in the protection of cultural heritage at risk
Remote sensing responses to hazard and damage assessment over…
A case study from Germany, exploring how remote sensing can assist in protecting cultural heritage sites through the Disaster Risk Management phases
21 February 2025
Reports and booksGood practices and lessons learntMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseall Europe/EUCultural Heritage
Rescuing cultural heritage from the devastation of Valencia floods
A first-hand account of the rescuing and securing actions of the cultural heritage severely affected by the Valencia floods
Science for disaster risk management 2020: acting today, protecting…
The report deals with hazards of different natures, highlighting the many links existing between hazards and vulnerabilities.
29 July 2024
Guidelines and manualsGeohazardsMeteorological & HydrologicalPreparednessGlobalall Europe/EUCritical InfrastructureCultural HeritageHealthRisk awareness & communicationRisk reduction & assessmentSituational awarenessClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
SHELTER : the Scientific Community for sustainable heritage protection
Feedback from the participation of PROCULTHER-NET to the SHELTER Project Final Conference hosted by the UNESCO Regional Bureau in Europe on April 2023
Sumela Monastery restoration and rock reconstruction works
A case study of the restoration process implemented for the Sümela Monastery.
6 February 2025
Case studiesEnvironmentalMulti-hazardPreventionRecoveryWestern Balkans & TurkeyCultural HeritageEnvironmental degradation
Technical Bulletin from PROCULTHER-NET
Introducing the first Technical Bulletin from PROCULTHER-NET consortium.