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24.08.2017 11:07:05Название компании:
UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe,VeniceКрайний срок подачи заявки
23.09.2017 истёк срок подачи заявокСтоимость обучения:
Full ScholarshipДата начала:
8-13 October 2017Продолжительность:
8-13 October 2017Место проведения:
Turin, Italy
The International Academy on Sustainable Development is a capacity building program ideated and implemented by the Research Centre Silvia Santagata – Ebla (CSS-Ebla) and UNESCO through the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe (based in Venice, Italy), with the support of several local partners in the Turin and Piedmont area. The UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development and Territory Management at the University of Turin joined the initiative as of 2017.
The main objective of the program is to contribute to the achievement of the UN 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, through an effective advancement of institutional and professional capacities of managing authorities, communities and relevant operators from UNESCO designations.
Launched as a pilot program in occasion of the United Nations Development Program 3rd International Forum on Local Economic Development in 2015, in collaboration with the United Nations System Staff College and the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization, the Academy is based in the city of Torino (Italy), which hosts three different UNESCO designations.
UNESCO designations are the most extended global networks of territories and communities committed to safeguard their cultural and natural resources as drivers for local sustainable development.
Relevant actors are faced with the challenge to define long-term policies and short-term actions to effectively manage UNESCO designations, in order to fully harness their development potential while at the same time safeguarding their cultural and natural values. Such objective can only be achieved through an integrated and participatory approach, spanning several policy areas and ensuring the active engagement of all relevant stakeholders.
Based on these principles, the first two workshops of the Academy took place in October 2015 and December 2016 in Turin and Piedmont. They saw the participation of a total of 69 participants, from 39 different UNESCO designated areas, now connected by a Community of good practices and knowledge exchange.
In accordance with the overall spirit of the Academy, the main aim of this year’s workshop is to contribute to advancing professional and institutional capacities of managing authorities, communities and relevant practitioners from UNESCO designations on the selected topic, in order to increase the benefits for the local communities and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The 2017 programme will focus on the following UNESCO designations:
World Heritage List
Lists and Register of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Biosphere Reserves included in the Man and the Biosphere programme
UNESCO Creative Cities Network
Global Geoparks Network
Special attention will be paid to “multiple designated areas”, i.e. local territories hosting more than one UNESCO designation, in order to analyze the potentialities, challenges and possible experiences related to the coordination between different designations.
Main Topics
The workshop will focus on UNESCO Designations and their potential role in addressing sustainable development goals, with specific reference to the UN 2030 Agenda.
Specific topics addressed will be:
recognition and interpretation of territorial and community capital
integrated management of cultural and natural resources
tools and good practices for supporting sustainable development through UNESCO designations
Participants
The workshop is primarily aimed at local authorities and other relevant local actors responsible for World Heritage properties, Biosphere Reserves, UNESCO Creative Cities, and elements inscribed in the UNESCO Lists and Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Other practitioners, such as scholars/researchers, staff from international organizations, etc. can also apply.
Download the tentative programme ofthe workshop 2017.
The workshop is primarily aimed at local authorities and other relevant local actors responsible for World Heritage properties, Biosphere Reserves, UNESCO Creative Cities, and elements inscribed in the UNESCO Lists and Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Special attention will be paid to “multiple designated areas”, i.e. local territories hosting more than one UNESCO designation.
Selected applicants from these categories may be eligible to receive some financial support for the coverage of their participation costs, if the criteria detailed in the “Subsidized participants” section, below, are met.
Other practitioners, such as scholars/researchers, can also apply based on the conditions indicated in the “Other Participants” section.
A maximum of 25 applicants will be selected.
Applications will only be considered and reviewed if complete requested information and documents are received with application.
The workshop is primarily aimed at local authorities and other relevant local actors responsible for World Heritage properties, Biosphere Reserves, UNESCO Creative Cities, and elements inscribed in the UNESCO Lists and Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Special attention will be paid to “multiple designated areas”, i.e. local territories hosting more than one UNESCO designation.
Selected applicants from these categories may be eligible to receive some financial support for the coverage of their participation costs, if the criteria detailed in the “Subsidized participants” section, below, are met.
Other practitioners, such as scholars/researchers, can also apply based on the conditions indicated in the “Other Participants” section.
A maximum of 25 applicants will be selected.
The access to the forms of support is limited to representatives oflocal authorities and other relevant local actors concerned with the management and/or safeguarding of World Heritage properties, Biosphere Reserves, UNESCO Creative Cities, Global Geoparks Network and elements inscribed in the UNESCO Lists and Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Special attention will be paid to “multiple designated areas”, i.e. local territories hosting more than one UNESCO designation.
Priority in subsidy consideration will be given to participants from the countries that are listed within the geographical coverage of the Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe namely: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey.
Two different kinds of support can be provided:
Exemption from participation fee and provision of free accommodation
A maximum of 20 participants may be exempted from the participation fee and provided with free board and lodging, for the duration of the workshop.
Provision of free travel
A tentative amount of 10 to 15 participants may receive support for free travel (depending on the overall amount of travel costs, the final amount having to be commensurate with available funds).
The two forms of support can be cumulative.
Submission deadline:
Applications will only be considered that are received by 10 August 2017, 5 p.m. Central European Time.
Selection criteria:
Relevance of the motivation with respect to the workshop’s topic and objectives (rated on a 1 to 5 scale by the workshop’s scientific committee)
The motivation letter shall include:
i. a short presentation of the related UNESCO designation(s)
ii. an explanation of why the knowledge to be gathered during the workshop will be of use for the applicant in terms of one or more of the following: improved understanding of the subjects at hand; contribution to the implementation of on-going activities for the management and/or safeguarding of the mentioned UNESCO designation(s); definition of future activities to enhance cultural and natural resources for sustainable development.
2. Support letter from relevant authority or parent organization
3. Geographical balance
4. Gender balance
