Following the first and second coordination meeting in Bahrain and Italy, the third annual coordination meeting was hold in Oslo (Norway),by Nordic World Heritage Foundation (NWHF),6-8 March 2013. This meeting aimed to strengthen the cooperation among the eight existing World Heritage related Category 2 Institutes and Centres (C2s), and to develop joint endeavours to assist the implementation of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention at cross-regional level.
During the meeting, Mr. Rao (Director of WHC) shared the new trends of UNESCO Strategic development. Mr. Boccardi (WHC) explained the cultural sector strategy for Category 2 Institutes and centres. Mr. Wijesuriya (ICCROM) and Ms. Leitao (IUCN) briefed the capacity building activities carried out by Advisory Bodies. They served as important guidance in developing strategies of individual C2s. Ms. du Souich from UNESCO Bureau of Strategic Planning was invited by NWHF to conduct an one-day seminar on Result-Based Management, which is encourage to be applied in UN affiliated associations. Representatives of C2s with the support of WHC and Advisory Bodies had a very fruitful discussion on the Result-Based Management approach and the potential opportunities of cooperation. The meeting was concluded with a series of actions agreed by to all C2s to follow up till the next coordination meeting.