In a new Recommendation, the Committee of Ministers calls on member States to promote the continuous prevention of risks in the field of cultural heritage.

In reply notably to the devastating fire at the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris in April 2019, “the necessary resources for the prevention of neglect and insufficient day-to-day management of cultural heritage” should be made available, “in order to avoid more significant and costly interventions later, when damage has already been caused”.

The Recommendation also underlines the importance of enhancing capacities of main heritage authorities, risk-identification and analysis, awareness-raising, training and knowledge transfer, as well as international co-operation for all those involved with risk prevention in the heritage sector.