On July 3, in Ninh Binh, the international conference "Promoting the value of UNESCO titles for sustainable development in Vietnam" was successfully held.
At the Conference, with a sense of responsibility and solidarity, delegates, scientists, and managers at home and abroad shared and clarified many issues arising in the management, conservation, and promotion of the value of UNESCO titles to serve sustainable development in Vietnam.
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Vietnamese and international experts discuss ways to promote the value of UNESCO titles in Vietnam. (Photo: Le An)
The conference also demonstrated the most active support of Vietnam’s responsibility to the international community in protecting world heritages. Many dedicated opinions and valuable experiences were shared, which will open up opportunities for cooperation and promote world heritages more sustainably in the future.
Immediately after the solemn opening session, delegates entered a thematic discussion session to promote the value of UNESCO titles for sustainable development in Vietnam.
More than 20 direct and online presentations at the Conference along with many opinions exchanged by delegates focused on clarifying 3 key topics including: Practices in promoting UNESCO titles for sustainable development in Vietnam; International experience and solutions for mobilizing resources in preserving and promoting the value of UNESCO titles for sustainable development; Solutions for mobilizing resources in preserving and promoting the value of UNESCO titles for sustainable development.
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Conference scene. (Photo: Tuan Viet)
Many experts believe that to preserve heritage, countries must look at resources in a diverse way, not just in the financial field; identify people as the center, the goal of sustainable development, and enhance sustainable livelihoods for people in heritage areas...
Opinions also focused on how to get the cooperation of local communities to participate in environmental protection and heritage protection; emphasizing that this is the most important resource. At the same time, conservation should not only focus on the core heritage area but also need specific planning for the buffer zone.
Expecting to create broader cooperation on a national, regional and global scale from this Conference, experts also emphasized the need for more specific solutions to apply valuable experiences and effective lessons of member countries in managing world heritage.
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Mr. Pham Vinh Quang, Director of the Department of Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Secretary General of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, delivered a concluding speech at the Conference. (Photo: Tuan Viet)
Summarizing the discussion session and concluding the Conference, Mr. Pham Vinh Quang, Director of the Department of Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Secretary General of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, affirmed that the Conference had made a number of recommendations to further promote the value of UNESCO titles for sustainable development.
Many recommendations revolve around solutions on strengthening policies, promoting stakeholder participation, sustainable tourism management, capacity building, resource building, technological innovation, and promoting international cooperation.
Mr. Michael Croft, Acting Head of UNESCO Office in Hanoi, was very impressed with the achievements of the public-private partnership model in Ninh Binh and said that this very successful lesson can be applied to many other world heritage sites in Vietnam.
The opinions exchanged and shared at this Conference are also the basis for UNESCO member countries to continue to learn and apply in order to pass on heritage to future generations in accordance with the spirit of the World Heritage Convention associated with tourism development towards green growth, ensuring harmony between conservation and development, so that heritage is truly the property of the community, protected by the community and for the community.
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