The UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2012 will be held from September 8-22, 2012 at Kyoto, Kobe, Tohoku (JAPAN).
The main objective of the course is to provide an overview of the various aspects of disaster risk management of cultural heritage.
The training course would include classroom lectures, field based learning through site visits and practical demonstrations at the World Heritage Sites of Kyoto and Kobe, workshops, team projects, discussions and individual/group presentations.
The course is offering support for eight participants from developing countries to participate in the course. Participants from developed countries are required to cover their travel/living costs, though there is no tuition fee.
The deadline to submit applications is 19 May 2012. For more information, visit this link.



























Dear sir/ Madam
I am pleased to see your announcement looking for participant in the international training on disaster risk management and cultural heritage. I am Executive directer of Positive Action for Development a Local Non governmental organization in Ethiopia working on developing cultural heritage and relevant issue. To meet the organizational objective of ours such training has got a significant contribution. The knowledge and skills to be received through this programme will have significant contribution to our effort of achieving the organizational objective.
Hence considering the advantage of participation in the training, please send me application forms for registration and bursary/scholarships that are available.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for your consideration and support
Closed with high regards,
Girma Admasu
Executive Directer
Positive Action for Development
I am interested in this programme as it will help my University to benefit from the programme. The knowledge and skills to be received through this programme will be passed to thousands of students, academic and administrative staff yearly on disaster risk management of cultural heritage. My office is organising workshops, training, seminars, conference and programmes for the University community regularly.
Students studying tourism, wildlife, biodiversity and environmental protection in my University will gain from this programme if you can sponsor me for this programme.
In view of the above, please send me application forms for registration and bursary/scholarships that are available.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for your consideration and support
Closed with high regards,
Enock AJAYI, MInstF
Chief Development/Alumni Officer
Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)
Development and Alumni Affairs
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
P. M. B. 704,
Ilesha/Owo Road
Akure, Nigeria
I would like to register for the UNESCO’s International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage.
I am surprized to see thzt Morocco is not in the pre established luist you have.
P’se help and send me the application form.
patrick ongom komakech
i would like to join this Training course, please forward whole details above this.
Thanking you
I am interested to attend this workshop .pl.guide me.
It is a pleasure for to communicate to you seeking the application address and procedure to apply about this wonderful proposal.
Much as I’m a Social Worker with a Charitable organization, I also happened a Cultural Minister for Information / Cultural Affairs in Alur Cultural Kingdom. We have a population of about 8,800,000 Alur tribes we over see in both Uganda and DR Congo.
We have a large area of Cultural knowledge that we need to acqiure.
I shall be grateful hearing from you the details of going into the Course of risk management.
Patrick Ongom Komakech
Minister of Information
Alur Kingdom
Help me e-mails and application forms for funding organizations.
I would want email addresses and or application form for most programmes advertised in website.