2023HeritAP Chat on
EarlyIntervention of Impact Assessments
20:00-22:00, 26 May 2023, Time Zone: UTC+8
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82878965571
Meeting ID: 82878965571
Passcode: 123456
World Heritage properties grapple with multifaceted conservation and management challenges, with a large percentage of them facing issues related to development. The World Heritage Committee has increasingly requested State Parties to the World Heritage Convention to undertake Impact Assessments before deciding to proceed with the implementation, which is essential to both prevent damage to World Heritage and identify sustainable options. The Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context (the IA Guidance) is the go-to reference that serve to better assist State Parties in the understanding of what these assessments entail and to provide a roadmap for their implementation.
However, based on the 1st HeritAP Chat on Impact of Ground Transportation Infrastructure at World Heritage Sites, professionals raised the issue that sometimes it would be too late for the impact assessments and mitigation measures when the project is discovered. Meanwhile, the IA Guidance encourages the State Parties to include impact assessments into their own management system of heritage.
Considering the above-mentioned requirement, in the 3rd HeritAP Chat, we will discuss the Early Intervention of Impact Assessments. Three cases will be introduced during the HeritAP Chat from China, Germany, and Canada. The cases will present the possible early intervention from different departments and impact assessments of cultural heritage properties. Chat will focus on how to embed the impact assessments into the management system, the practice of screening and scoping process etc.
HeritAP Chat expects to facilitate the communication among professionals. We believe that by sharing their experiences, heritage practitioners could better respond to management and conservation of the sites.
Detailed information is provided as below and in the booklet. Please download here: 
2023 HeritAP Chat BOOKLET
Schedule
20:00-20:10
Introduction to HeritAP Chat 3
LI Hong
Programme Specialist, WHITRAP Shanghai
20:10-20:25
Using Heritage Impact Assessment as a Pro-Active Instrument in Urban and Regional Planning
20:25-20:40
Applying HIAs in the Early Stage of Urban Regeneration in China
20:40-20:55
Heritage Impact Assessments in Canada: A Reflection
20:55-22:00
Chat on Early Intervention of Impact Assessments
All Participants
Participants
JING Feng
Chief of Culture Unit, UNESCO Bangkok Office
Gamini WIJESURIYA
Special Advisor of WHITRAP Shanghai
Kazuhiko NISHI
Chief Senior Specialist of Cultural Properties, Office for International Cooperation on Cultural Heritages, Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan
Michael KLOOS
Professor of RheinMain University of Applied Sciences
UNESCO Chair on Historic Urban Landscapes and Heritage Impact Assessments
KOU Huaiyun
Associate professor of College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Programme Specialist of WHITRAP Shanghai