Saudi Arabia’s Culture Ministry, represented by the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and the Heritage Commission, alongside the UNESCO World Heritage Center and the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership Program are jointly organizing the fifth edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum, in partnership with ICOMOS.
The Forum, “Managing World Heritage for the Next 50 Years,” will be conducted in a hybrid format.
It will consist of three online sessions held between June and July, followed by an in-person event in Riyadh from September 10-16.
The event is scheduled to take place concurrently with the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee.
The World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum aims to bring together managers of World Heritage sites from all over the world to engage in discussions and network with international professionals.
The Forum will cover a variety of topics, including assessing the accomplishments and difficulties of the World Heritage Convention over the past 50 years, increasing resilience and sustainability, risk management, climate change, and digital technology usage for monitoring and protecting UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Interested managers of World Heritage sites from all around the world are encouraged to attend the event. The Culture Ministry has provided an online registration platform for those who wish to participate in the event.
