ABSTRACT
Generally speaking, the financing of disaster risk management (DRM) for cultural heritage (CH) faces a double challenge: on one side, the DRM discipline is still struggling to find its place in national and regional budgets, despite an increased recognition for being prepared for hazardous events; on the other one, CH and culture in general, usually comes at the very end of the investment priorities for governments. However, the loss of CH landmarks due to disasters has been raising the attention and increasing awareness internationally in the last decades. Some financial mechanisms for the development of DRM for CH at the international level have been created, and some countries are positioning themselves as real innovators in finding ways to protect their CH from disasters and enhance resilience.
This chapter will (i) examine the challenges of finding financing to develop DRM for CH, (ii) review some of the international mechanisms to foster it, (iii) explore some national and local efforts and good practices, and (iv) propose some ideas to try to find resources and ingenious alternatives to increase resilience for and with CH.
