Introduction to the 3 rd C Capacity-Building Working towards a World Heritage Strategy for Training and Capacity-Building in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe Presentation by Ms Petya Totcharova, Chief, Europe and North-America Unit, World Heritage Centre Workshop of National Focal Points of Central, South- East and Eastern European Countries Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise Tbilisi, Georgia, 14 – 16 November 2012 ”the 3rd C ”

c a p a c i t y b u i l d i n g c h a n g i n g a u d i e n c e s, n e w l e a r n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t s Strategies at 3 different levels

Where capacities reside and associated audiences: Some principal learning areas: Practitioners Those with direct responsibilities for heritage  Implementation of the Convention  Conservation and management issues  Technical and scientific issues  Resource utilization and management Institutions Decision-and policy-makers  Legislative issues  Institutional frameworks/issues  Financial issues  Human resources  Knowledge Communities & networks All those who have a legitimate interest in heritage  Reciprocal benefits and linking with sustainable development  Stewardship  Communication / Interpretation Identifying where capacities reside and target audiences… …and corresponding learning areas

Capacity building for the effective management of World Heritage properties : strengthen the knowledge, abilities, skills and behavior of people with direct responsibilities for heritage conservation and management improve institutional structures and processes through empowering decision-makers and policy-makers introduce a dynamic relationship between heritage and its context and, in turn, greater reciprocal benefits by a more inclusive approach

Key issues training and capacity building Information based on input received by the concerned States Parties: 2012 Questionnaire Information obtained in interviews with professionals and representatives from institutions Information from desk research Information from recent capacity-building activities carried out in the region

Some first findings More specialised staff needed Strengthen capacity-building of the current staff Updating/improving of many of the existing training Special attention for natural World Heritage sites required, especially in relation to security issues

Training Areas identified Site management / improving management skills Conservation, with special attention for sustainability and the use of (new) techniques Monitoring / Risk preparedness Community involvement Participatory Management (communication, negotiation, conflict management) Fundraising / resource management / revenue sharing Basic training regarding the World Heritage Convention, management and sustainable development of the World Heritage site Interpretation / awareness raising

Stakeholder needs Improve cooperation between national and site level Ensure information / training reaches site managers Importance of involving all stakeholders as early as possible and on a continuous basis Emphasis on international exchange of knowledge and experiences Importance of cooperation with other States Parties

Lessons Learned from sub-regional meetings Sibiu (May 2012) and Kotor (June 2012) Trainings for Site Managers + Focal Points useful Exchange of experiences and best practices should be encouraged (and possibly formalized) Trainings as a combination of theory and in situ field practice (“walks and talks” – workshop participants meet with local practitioners where relevant)

Lessons Learned from sub-regional meetings Sibiu (May 2012) and Kotor (June 2012) Interactive meetings with smaller sized groups preferred Ideal length of workshop 2,5 days (from presentation of general theme day one, to specific group work day two and conclusion plenary on day three) Ensuring continuity – establish rotation system among States Parties in the region to hold “core workshop”

How to organise coordination Periodic Reporting meetings Involving key training institutions in the elaboration of strategy and its implementation Encouraging active States Parties participation in the process

Mapping of key training institutions List of providers compiled by the WHC UNESCO Chair in Heritage and Urban Studies (803), established in 2008 at Cracow University of Economics, Cracow, (Poland) Academia Istropolitana Nova (AI Nova) and Monuments Board (Slovakia)

Proposal: Scientific steering committee of the sub-regional capacity-building strategy 3 representatives from each of the sub- regions Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe To further develop strategy and curricular To work together with WHC and Advisory Bodies on the implementation

Useful Resource Manuals and links World Heritage Series n°20 linklink Periodic Report and Action Plan, Europe linklink Periodic Reporting Handbook for site managers (2012) link link Preparing World Heritage Nominations (Second Edition, 2011) linklink Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage (2010) linklink Managing Natural World Heritage (2012) linklink Upcoming publications in 2013: Managing Cultural World Heritage

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