Ladakhi Scholar to attend “Managing Indoor Climate Risk Workshop” in Brazil
18/02/11 08:35 Filed in: Members' News
Dr Sonam Wangchok, Secretary, Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation-HCHF and Ladakh Liaison Officer, International association for Ladakh Studies (IALS) is among 21 participant from different countries selected for the ‘Managing Indoor Climate Risks’ workshop in Olinda Brazil in March 2011. This workshop has been developed by the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN) and the Dutch State Agency of Cultural Heritage (RCE), in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Studies on Integrated Conservation (CECI, Brazil) and the Department for Anthropology and Museology of the University of Pernambuco (UFPE-DAM, Brazil). It focuses on the practice and discussion of a risk-based decision making model to optimize the management of indoor climate conditions for collections and buildings.
“The course is focused on discussing and applying the decision making process to manage the indoor climate. It examines the best available research. Studying archive collection, participants will practice each aspect of this approach, from identifying climate risks to the collection to the development of climate control strategies. The course emphasizes on risk communication and teamwork”.
The 21 participants are from India, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Suriname, Ghana, South-Africa, Indonesia and The Netherlands. These countries belong to the framework of ‘Mutual Cultural Heritage’ (MCH) program. The organizers expect o bring experts together to reach the workshop goals of learning, sharing and raising awareness on the subject of risk based decision making concerning the indoor climate. Dr Sonam Wangchok will be presenting a paper on Indoor Climate Risk in the Monasteries of Ladakh.
“The course is focused on discussing and applying the decision making process to manage the indoor climate. It examines the best available research. Studying archive collection, participants will practice each aspect of this approach, from identifying climate risks to the collection to the development of climate control strategies. The course emphasizes on risk communication and teamwork”.
The 21 participants are from India, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Suriname, Ghana, South-Africa, Indonesia and The Netherlands. These countries belong to the framework of ‘Mutual Cultural Heritage’ (MCH) program. The organizers expect o bring experts together to reach the workshop goals of learning, sharing and raising awareness on the subject of risk based decision making concerning the indoor climate. Dr Sonam Wangchok will be presenting a paper on Indoor Climate Risk in the Monasteries of Ladakh.