International Course on Impact Assessment in a World Heritage Context

[This opportunity is provided by World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (WHITRAP Shanghai), ICCROM, IUCN and the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment. The following text is the original description provided by the organisers. Please note that while we strive to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, the European Heritage Hub does not guarantee the accuracy or endorse the content of this initiative]

We are seeking up to 25 participants to join the next International Course on Impact Assessment in a World Heritage Context (IAWH25 Hangzhou). The course will explore how impact assessment and multidisciplinary cooperation can be useful for supporting better decision-making, both by identifying solutions for protecting World Heritage properties and by encouraging high-quality sustainable development.  

The course is made of two components:

  1. A mandatory self-paced introductory online course to impact assessment that will be accessible through the ICCROM eLearning platform from 10 to 17 March 2025 with a mandatory course assignment.
  2. An in-person course from 19 to 23 May 2025 (travel dates excluded) will take place in Hangzhou, China. 

The working language of this capacity-building activity is English.

What is the content of the course?

This online course will introduce participants to the methodology outlined in the updated Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage context (July 2022), which was prepared by the three Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Convention (ICOMOS, ICCROM and IUCN) in partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre under the coordination of the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership Programme. 

As a result, the course content will be aligned with the most recently revised Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, policy documents approved by States Parties and decisions taken by the World Heritage Committee. 

The course will be structured around the 11 steps of the Toolkit and then expand on what makes an enabling environment for good impact assessment, and how this overall process can help improve the management of World Heritage. 

The course will tackle the following overarching topics: 

  • Heritage Place Approach 
  • Analyzing heritage values and attributes 
  • Analysing the factors affecting the heritage place 
  • Process and Principles of Impact Assessment in a World Heritage context 
  • Methodology for Impact Assessment and its 11 steps 
  • Creating an enabling environment for Impact Assessment

Who is the course for?

This course specifically targets:   

  • heritage practitioners and individuals from institutions with responsibilities related to managing World Heritage properties, or other heritage places;   
  • heritage practitioners involved in an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) or other type of impact assessment related to a World Heritage property or other heritage place; 
  • impact assessment specialists working with heritage places and, in particular World Heritage; 
  • officials and decision-makers whose State Party has been requested to conduct an impact assessment by the World Heritage Committee; and 
  • community members, other practitioners or heritage stakeholders involved in impact assessments at heritage places. 

Applications are open to all regions and professionals and priority will be given to applications received from individuals working in Asia and the Pacific. 

Application deadline: 22 February 2025

Find more information and access to the online application form here.

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