Resilient Libraries: Responding to Global Climate Change [Webinar]

Abstract

Organized by the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section (PRESCONS), this webinar explores how libraries around the world can strengthen resilience and preparedness in the face of global climate change and natural disasters. Experts and members of PRESCONS share strategies, case studies, and reflections on collaboration, risk reduction, and sustainable practices for protecting documentary heritage.

Programme:

9:30 Opening address: Sónia Casquiço, Secretary of PRESCONS 9:35-9:40 Introduction: Ornella Foglieni, Chair of PRESCONS 9:40-10:10 Keynote Speech: Johanna Garnett, Manager, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission, South Australian State Government. PhD student at Charles Sturt University and member of the Torrens Resilience Initiative at Flinders University, Australia - Resilient Libraries: Safeguarding Knowledge in an Era of Disasters 10:10-10:25 Speech 1: Tetsuro Kurahashi, Member of PRESCONS Director, IFLA PAC Regional Centre for Asia Library Counsellor, Acquisitions and Bibliography Department, National Diet Library – The importance of collaboration and establishing mutual support networks to improve disaster resilience 10:25-10:40 Speech 2: Zhou Yi, Member of PRESCONS，Associate Professor, Head of Teaching and Research Section for Library Science, School of Information Management，Sun Yat-sen University – Reflections on Constructing Evaluation Indicators for Natural Disaster Resilience of Chinese Libraries’ Special Collections 10:40-10:45 Final remarks: Sónia Casquiço