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20

Feb
2023
UIA World Heritage Convention 50th Anniversary Conference - The Next 50: World Heritage as a Source of Resilience, Humanity and Innovation
Overseas

2022 is an important milestone for the World Heritage Convention since it celebrates 50th anniversary
after its adoption in 1972; counting 1154 natural and cultural heritage sites listed on the UNESCO World
Heritage List from over 160 countries since its adoption. For this purpose; UNESCO World Heritage Centre
launched and supports a year-long programme of celebratory events, discussion forums, conferences and
campaigns to draw attention to the significance and future of our common natural and cultural heritage
under the theme “The Next 50: World Heritage as a source of resilience, humanity and innovation”.


In this context; UIA Heritage and Cultural Identity Work Programme in collaboration with the Architectural
Association of Kenya (AAK) are pleased to organize “World Heritage Convention - 50th Anniversary
Conference” in Mombasa, Kenya on the 20-22 February, 2023 as a tribute to the adoption of the World
Heritage Convention. This event is in line with the UIA HCI Work Programme’s objectives which are as
follows:
              • Engage in questions of urban and sustainable development, rehabilitation, renovation,
                conservation and heritage management of existing sites, striving to establish high international
                standards for good practice.
              • Standardize and promote methods of the management of cultural heritage for architecture
                and heritage sites.
              • Work to protect existing and future heritage and cultural sites from human, natural or climate
                change-induced disasters.
              • Collaborate with international bodies to ensure wider dissemination and adoption of
                international best practices in heritage and culture.
              • This international event will take place in hybrid format combining both in person and online
                presentations to allow for a wider participation from all the UIA member countries.

KEY THEMES:

             • Innovative ways for the safeguard and conservation of heritage sites in the next 50 years
             • Resilience solutions for the heritage site and the communities living in the face of climate change
             • Models of sustainable tourism
             • Reconciliation of conservation and urban/rural development
             • Contribution as well as threats of new technologies to the protection and promotion of heritage
             • Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to the future conservation efforts
             • The role of cultural and natural heritage to meet the increasing environmental and social
                challenges of our times

LANGUAGE:

The official language of the conference is English.

HONORABLE GUESTS:

1.Arch. José Luis Cortés, MEXICO, UIA President
2.Arch. Pei Ing Tan, MALAYSIA, UIA Secretary General
3.Arch. Tokunbo Omisore, NIGERIA, UIA Vice President Region 5

CONFERENCE AGENDA:

DAY 1 - 20th February, 2023
- Overview of the global performance of the World Heritage Convention for the last 50 years
- World Heritage Convention in UIA-Region 1

DAY 2 - 21st February, 2023
- World Heritage Convention in UIA-Region 2
- World Heritage Convention in UIA-Region 5

DAY 3 - 22nd February, 2023
- World Heritage Convention in UIA-Region 3
- World Heritage Convention in UIA-Region 4

Highlight of Moderator and Speakers:

Moderator:
Ar. Edward-YW Leung, Hong Kong
Organizing Team

Speakers:
Prof. Tang Yu-yang, Mainland China 
Day 3 - World Heritage Convention in UIA-Region 4
Evolving Conservation Approach and Practice of World Heritage Site of the Great Wall of China

Dr. Lui Chak Keong, Macao
Day 3 - World Heritage Convention in UIA-Region 4
The relationship with the Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Life of People in Macao

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