Sustainable Rural Regeneration Conference at UNESCO’s headquarters on 9 and 10 June 2022
On the 9th and 10th of June 2022, RURITAGE will host its final conference at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris. During the conference, practitioners and international experts on rural development, local communities implementing heritage-led actions, as well as European Commission representatives and EU funded projects will come together to deliver a series of talks on Sustainable Rural Regeneration and reflect on the future of rural development in Europe and beyond.
Cultural and natural heritage, in all its manifestations, are pillars of the identity, cohesion and well-being of communities. The transformative power of cultural and natural heritage is increasingly recognized as a key enabler for sustainable development, particularly in rural areas facing chronic economic, social and environmental challenges. RURITAGE is a European Union Horizon 2020 funded project that created a new paradigm for the regeneration of rural areas by using their unique Cultural and Natural Heritage (CNH) as a driver to boost sustainable development and increase competitiveness.
During the two days, sessions of various formats will be held, including an interactive workshop on rural future scenarios, discussions with European leading researchers and practitioners and an information session for Member States. Sessions of the 9th June and the afternoon of 10th June are reserved to discussions of in-presence participants.
Two open-to public sessions will be streamed online in the mornings of 9th and 10th of June.
On June 9th, RURITAGE project participants will present the results of their rural regenerations plans and experts from the partner institutions will give talks on how to assess the impact of regeneration actions, the RURITAGE Digital Resource Ecosystem and present the innovative RURITAGE strategy.
Round table discussions about “Sustainable rural development in the European agenda” will also be open to online participants on 10th of June, in the morning (CET).
During the first round table on “Rural territories in EU funded projects: inspiration from Local Communities”, RURITAGE territories and members of other projects working on rural development, namely the AURORAL, INCULTUM, Be.CULTOUR and DESIRA projects, will share innovative heritage-led approaches from local communities.
It will be followed by a round table on “Rural Development and regeneration within European Union Agenda”, with members of the SHERPA project, the European Commission and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture of Moldova discussing strategic and policy approaches.
Register here for the sessions and download the agenda here.
