Resolving World Heritage Development and Conservation Conflicts... Impact Assessment Forum

To Be Held at the National Palace Museum on March 26
Examining Climate Crisis Response and Professional Talent Development

Korea National University of Cultural Heritage and the ICOMOS Korea Committee will hold an academic forum on Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) at 3 p.m. on March 26 at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul.

The event aims to share experiences from the introduction of the HIA system and to discuss medium- and long-term improvements. Around 100 local government heritage managers and relevant experts are expected to attend.

In the first session, Youngsoo Kim, board member of the ICOMOS Korea Committee, and Jihae Gil, senior researcher, will present the necessity and implementation measures for the assessment system based on domestic and international cases. In the second session, Kyungo Moon, chairperson of the Tidal Flats of Korea World Heritage Listing Promotion Committee, and Seorin Kim, research professor at Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, will each address strategies for the coexistence of artificial structures and natural heritage in the era of climate crisis and the task of nurturing professional personnel.

After the keynote presentations, academics and field experts will gather to explore policy alternatives. Kyunglip Park, distinguished professor at Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, will serve as moderator, while Sookkyung Sim, director of the Human and Nature Research Institute, and others will join the discussion to expand practical debates on strengthening the system’s substance and its applicability in the field.

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