ICHCAP

Co-organized by ICHCAP and the Ministry of Cultural Development, Cook Islands, with the collaboration of the UNESCO Apia Office, the 3rd Pacific Sub-regional Meeting took place in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on 29 February and 1 March 2012.Representatives from six Pacific countries (Cook Islands, Fiji, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Vanuatu) and a programme specialist from the UNESCO Office in Apia presented analyses on the issues and challenges facing the Pacific region in relation to information systems and implementing the 2003 Convention. Information Systems for ICH Safeguarding and Implementing the 2003 ICH Convention in the Pacific publication includes a collection of the presented papers as well as discussion summaries from the meeting.