Call for Applications; Trainings in disaster risk management for cultural heritage – deadline 20 April

Call for Applications: Trainings in disaster risk management for cultural heritage – deadline 20 April

The READY programme: Resilience for heritage in the face of disasters, climate risks and complex emergencies

The READY programme is a pan-European project launched in December 2024 for strengthening capacities for protecting heritage from extreme risks including climate change driven disasters and armed conflicts. Conceived by ICCROM’s flagship programme, First Aid and Resilience for cultural heritage in times of crisis (FAR), in collaboration with the European Union’s Creative Europe Programme, this 38 month pan-European initiative aims to integrate in-person and online inter-disciplinary training with follow-up field projects conducted by the trainees at their respective heritage sites and institutions.

Call for Applications: Trainings in disaster risk management for cultural heritage

The first call for participants is now open, the deadline for applications is 20 April. The first track of the READY project is conceived as a hybrid course.

This interdisciplinary training emphasises a systems-based approach to managing risks to heritage collections – whether in museums, libraries, archives, or places of worship – as well as to living traditions and associated knowledge systems. Recognising that disasters do not occur in isolation and that heritage institutions may not always have immediate support, a core component of the course will focus on cross-sector cooperation and coordination among disaster risk management, climate science, civil protection, armed forces and heritage agencies before, during and after disasters.

The course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to assess and mitigate disaster and conflict risks to movable and living heritage, factoring in key risk drivers such as climate change and socio-economic vulnerabilities. By equipping participants with skills to tap into community-held traditional knowledge and practices, the training aims to engage local communities in safeguarding at-risk heritage while enhancing resilience and social cohesion.

More information

More information about the READY project and the call for applications can be found here and in the documents attached. This initiative is funded by the European Union through the Creative Europe Programme.