Sandiq (chest) is a household item which is designated to keep housing implements, clothes, jewellery and others. It is mainly prepared from wood and decorated with sliced iron sheets.The chests that are decorated with kochqorak, shash, pike-like, almond-like and other patterns are is bright example of applied art. The markets of Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Kokand, Margilan, Urgench and other cities of Uzbekistan have special chest stores where different types of chests are made and sold.The art of making a chest is also taught by the teacher in traditional way. Every master teaches his apprentice the secrets of making the chest and the decorations that are given to it.n

Sandiq (chest) is a household item which is designated to keep housing implements, clothes, jewellery and others. It is mainly prepared from wood and decorated with sliced iron sheets.The chests that are decorated with kochqorak, shash, pike-like, almond-like and other patterns are is bright example of applied art. The markets of Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Kokand, Margilan, Urgench and other cities of Uzbekistan have special chest stores where different types of chests are made and sold.The art of making a chest is also taught by the teacher in traditional way. Every master teaches his apprentice the secrets of making the chest and the decorations that are given to it.n

Sandiq (chest) is a household item which is designated to keep housing implements, clothes, jewellery and others. It is mainly prepared from wood and decorated with sliced iron sheets.The chests that are decorated with kochqorak, shash, pike-like, almond-like and other patterns are is bright example of applied art. The markets of Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Kokand, Margilan, Urgench and other cities of Uzbekistan have special chest stores where different types of chests are made and sold.The art of making a chest is also taught by the teacher in traditional way. Every master teaches his apprentice the secrets of making the chest and the decorations that are given to it.n

Sandiq (chest) is a household item which is designated to keep housing implements, clothes, jewellery and others. It is mainly prepared from wood and decorated with sliced iron sheets.The chests that are decorated with kochqorak, shash, pike-like, almond-like and other patterns are is bright example of applied art. The markets of Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Kokand, Margilan, Urgench and other cities of Uzbekistan have special chest stores where different types of chests are made and sold.The art of making a chest is also taught by the teacher in traditional way. Every master teaches his apprentice the secrets of making the chest and the decorations that are given to it.n

Based on the ICHCAP Field Survey on Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Efforts in some East and Central Asian countries from 2009 to 2012, this summary provides a brief overview on the ICH situation in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan . The summary focuses mainly on ICH safeguarding systems, safeguarding policies, and ICH inventories as well as on pending issues and the urgent safeguarding needs of these countries. Moreover, information on the main entities in charge of ICH safeguarding and opinions of each country on the issue of community involvement are provided. To give a quick overview these countries’ participation in ICH safeguarding at the international level, some additional information related to UNESCO is specified as well. This survey report offers a large sample of the diverse ICH situations in East Asian and Central Asian countries. Although each country has a different background on issue of intangible heritage, depending on its cultural, economic, and socio-political situation, the countries participating in the survey share a commonality: They are post-communist countries that were once under the Soviet system. Moreover, they share a traditional culture shaped by nomadic pastoralism that offers a variety of cultural similarities. For instance, they keep an ancient and rich tradition of epic singing, and they are highly concerned about this oral heritage as it is on the brink of disappearance. In this sense, they have much to exchange and share in regards to safeguarding ICH. The countries participating in the survey are concerned with the threats against their ICH, but most of these nations are in the early process of defining ICH and establishing independent national ICH lists. At the same time, each country expresses a high degree of motivation and encouragement for safeguarding ICH, sharing experiences, and participating in international cooperation programmes. Apart from the main subject, a brief glimpse is taken on the situation of intellectual property in ICH safeguarding in each country. Compared to the Southwest Asian countries that participated in the field survey, the East Asian and Central Asian countries provided little information on intellectual property issues, so it is recommended that ICHCAP undertake the Field Survey on Intellectual Property Issues in the Process of ICH Information Building and Information Sharing in some countries to see their status on this subject.\n\n- Ratified the ICH Convention in 2008; survey conducted in 2009 and updated in 2014.\n- As of March 2018, has 6 ICH elements on the RL, 1 element as GSP, and no accredited NGOs.

This book is the outcomes of the 2020 Expert Meeting for Building Network on Maritime ICH, or ICH Webinar Series on Maritime ICH, which held on October 29-30, 2020. It was hosted by ICHCAP in collaboration with UNESCO Apia Office and sponsored by the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea. The theme of the webinar series is “Maritime Living Heritage – Building Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific Region.”\n\nThe webinar is divided into two sessions, in which scholars, relevant NGOs, and practitioners of maritime ICH were invited to present cases and studies on the state of maritime ICH in the region, as well as relevant safeguarding activities. On the first day of the webinar, it focuses on traditional maritime skills and knowledge for inclusive social and economic development. On the second day, it examines how living heritage is used to enhance environmental sustainability and to achieve resilience.

ICHCAP published the book Living Heritage Series, Water: Interconnectivity between Intangible Cultural Heritage and Science in collaboration with the i-WSSM.\n\nThe subject of this publication is water. This book was made with contributions of nine authors with stories about ‘water management’ and ‘water and culture’ of the Asia Pacific region. The objective of the publication is to expand the boundary or interface of water centering on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6, Clean Water and Sanitation.

"“Intangible Cultural Heritage NGO’s Strategy in Achieving Sustainable Development: Goal 2. Zero Hunger” is the 3rd outcome of ICHCAP’s Project PINA, or Project Promoting ICH Safeguarding Activities of NGOs in the Asia-Pacific Region.\n\nThis book is a collection of eight selected NGO activities on ICH that are vital to achieving food security from six countries namely, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Tajikistan, and Viet Nam. It provides an opportunity to look into community-based NGO activities and experience that greatly contribute to the promotion of local communities’ welfare by revitalizing and transmitting ICH. Significantly, their approach emphasizes the relationship between ICH and SDG 2: Zero Hunger through their projects on food security and improved nutrition, and sustainable agriculture.\n\nICHCAP hopes that local, regional, and global public awareness about NGOs and their ICH safeguarding activities in the Asia-Pacific region will be substantially raised by this book."