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This article shows UNESCO’s experience in Nepal during and after the 2015 earthquakes in the protection and rehabilitation of the country’s rich cultural heritage. It explains the technical and administrative challenges, as well as the actions UNESCO undertook in 2015/16.
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ICOM: International Council of Museums.
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ICCROM: International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property.
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ICOMOS: International Council on Monuments and Sites.
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SOAS: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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National Planning Commission: Government of Nepal (2015) Post Disaster Needs Assessment. Volume B: Sector Reports, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu. http://un.org.np/sites/default/files/PDNA-volume-B.pdf. Accessed 10 Feb 2017
UNESCO (2017) UNESCO Tentative Lists. http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/. Accessed 10 Feb 2017
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Manhart, C. (2018). Nepal Post Earthquake Cultural Heritage Rehabilitation. In: Kruhl, J., Adhikari, R., Dorka, U. (eds) Living Under the Threat of Earthquakes. Springer Natural Hazards. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68044-6_6
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