UNESCO and Congo held disaster-preparedness training for heritage
About 30 people took part in a three-day Brazzaville workshop on climate-related crises and disaster risks to heritage.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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UNESCO’s 9 October report said the Republic of the Congo’s culture ministry and UNESCO held a 14–16 September workshop on resilience of cultural and natural heritage to climate-related crises and disasters. The Heritage Emergency Fund supported it.
About 30 participants included heritage officials, civil-protection personnel, site managers, community representatives and experts. A fire-safety exercise at the Marien Ngouabi Museum demonstrated firefighting equipment; the source reports training, not measured reductions in disaster damage.
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Workshop scope
Approximate participant count and calendar-day span of 14–16 September as reported by the source.
| Workshop participants (approximately) | 30 |
Methodology
UNESCO reports about 30 participants and dates of 14–16 September, a three-calendar-day span. These figures describe workshop scope, not measured heritage resilience.
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Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- Arts, culture, entertainment and mediaSuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlywww.unesco.org ↗
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- Congo - Brazzaville · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
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