National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage Signs Agreement with Seven Regional Institutes... Forum on Climate Crisis Response Also Held

Business Agreement and Public Forum in Cheongju on April 16

Discussion on Wildfire and Extreme Climate Response Strategies

The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage will sign a business agreement with the Council of Metropolitan Local Government Cultural Heritage Research Institutes and hold a public forum at 1:30 p.m. on April 16 at the Osco Convention Center in Cheongju.

The council consists of seven institutions: the Gangwon Institute of History and Culture, the Gyeonggi Institute of Cultural Heritage, the Gyeongnam Studies Center, the Gyeongbuk Cultural Foundation Cultural Heritage Center, the Jeollanamdo Cultural Foundation National Heritage Research Center, the Chungnam Institute of History and Culture, and the Chungbuk Institute of History and Culture. Under this agreement, the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage will work with the council to promote academic research, preservation, and utilization of national heritage, conduct joint disaster investigations, and propose policies to revitalize local communities.

The forum will address climate crisis and disaster response. Bangsil Shin, a reporter at KBS News Headquarters, will deliver the keynote speech on the topic "Is Cultural Heritage Safe in the Era of Climate Crisis?" Taehun Kim, researcher at the Gyeongbuk Cultural Foundation Cultural Heritage Center, will present on "Investigation and Disaster Prevention Measures for Wooden Cultural Heritage Structures Damaged by Wildfires." Hyungsun Ko, researcher at the Gangwon Institute of History and Culture, will present on "IoT-Based Cultural Heritage Safety Management System." Hyeonseong Lee and Odal Son, researchers at the Chungnam Institute of History and Culture, will propose "Policy Recommendations for Responding to the Climate Crisis."

The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage will also present research findings related to climate change risk assessment, biological damage to wooden architectural heritage, and procedures for investigating wildfire damage.

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