Side Events at the WCCB

Arts, Culture and Sustainable Development Strategies
German Commission for UNESCO
The panel discussion addresses the potential for development through cultural heritage and the creative and cultural economy. The debate on culture in the UN post-2015 agenda for sustainable development will be illustrated by examples from the three UNESCO conventions of 1972, 2003 and 2005 – the contribution of Arts and Culture to sustainable development is their transversally connecting element. In industrialised and developing countries alike, artistic talent, cultural expressions, capability and potential can be found in people of all ages. Creativity and heritage promote the development of civil society and foster interaction. This is an important opportunity as the internationally shared framework, the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, is currently in the making - all countries will revisit their sustainable development strategies from 2016 onwards. 
Small Hall, 13:00 to 15:00 hours

The Wadden Sea and Beech Forests – Transnational Management of Natural World Heritage
Common Wadden Sea Secretariat
Rheinlobby, 13:00 to 15:00 hours

Everything you wanted to know about the Advisory Bodies
ICOMOS, ICCROM, IUCN
Advisory Bodies Space (Kaminzimmer), 13.20 to 14.50 hours

Understanding your Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)  … how to break down OUV to more effectively manage and report on your World Heritage property (natural or cultural)
Jon Day
Civil Society Room (Presserondell), 13:30 to 14:30 hours

Side Event on the occasion of the conclusion of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America 
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Pumpenhaus, 19:00 to 21:00 hours