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Session 1. What effects has the 2003 Convention had in the Asia-Pacific region?
Chairperson Professor Noriko Aikawa opened the conference by welcoming all of the participants. She explained the topic of the first session and introduced the first two speakers: Dr. Tim Curtis and Professor Amareswar Galla. She then invited the first presenter, Dr. Curtis, to give his presentation. Dr. Curtis’s presentation provided data on where ICHCAP stands and what has been accomplished so far. ICHCAP is getting close to including the entire Asia-Pacific region. Dr. Curtis’s data showed that this region is particularly active, representing almost half of the listings worldwide. Dr. Curtis argued that the unprecedented rapid
increase in popularity ICHCAP has experienced means that it has responded to a need. Dr. Curtis’s data showed that ICHCAP has been successful in raising awareness. However, he argued that while awareness is necessary for progress, it is not sufficient. He explained that people may be aware of the need to safeguard ICH but it is difficult to measure how successful ICHCAP has been in actually safeguarding ICH. |
