{"id":38,"date":"2019-10-02T03:29:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T03:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/water.icomos.org\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:14:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:14:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0074_Terraces-2-712x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-362\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0074_Terraces-2-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0074_Terraces-2-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0074_Terraces-2-768x1104.jpg 768w, https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0074_Terraces-2-1068x1536.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0074_Terraces-2-1424x2048.jpg 1424w, https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0074_Terraces-2-17x24.jpg 17w, https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0074_Terraces-2-25x36.jpg 25w, https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0074_Terraces-2-33x48.jpg 33w, https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0074_Terraces-2-scaled.jpg 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\">Terraces at Machu Picchu, Province of Cuzco, Peru [Photo: K. Lane 2022]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ISC Water and Heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Water is an essential part of all cultural heritage. Without meaningful water management no human life is possible and therefore no cultural achievements. In addition, water plays an elementary role in coping with present and future challenges. A variety of material heritage and cultural practices are directly related to water, e.g. water supply systems, flood protection, dams and water wheels, waterscapes and urban deltas as well as cosmologies and administrative systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This cultural heritage is not only worth protecting but also a\nrich source of inspiration for sustainable solutions to water-specific\nproblems. Water heritage can help us build fairer and more resilient societies.\nThe aim of the proposed ISC is to explore the diverse aspects of water heritage\nin more detail, to discuss its protection possibilities, to make it known as a\nsource of knowledge and to highlight the significance of water heritage for the\nadministrative and planning design of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ISCWater_Mission-Statement-2025.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Mission Statement.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-cbbdd73e-33d7-45e1-8499-f2cc7caf2dcc\" href=\"https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ISCWater_Mission-Statement-2025.pdf\">Mission Statement<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ISCWater_Mission-Statement-2025.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-cbbdd73e-33d7-45e1-8499-f2cc7caf2dcc\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ISCWater_Statement-of-Significance-for-Water-2025-3.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Statement of Significance.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ad16ca21-b6f8-4c92-9faf-71573636716c\" href=\"https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ISCWater_Statement-of-Significance-for-Water-2025-3.pdf\">Statement of Significance<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/water.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ISCWater_Statement-of-Significance-for-Water-2025-3.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ad16ca21-b6f8-4c92-9faf-71573636716c\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terraces at Machu Picchu, Province of Cuzco, Peru [Photo: K. Lane 2022] ISC Water and Heritage Water is an essential part of all cultural heritage. Without meaningful water management no human life is possible and therefore no cultural achievements. In addition, water plays an elementary role in coping with present and future challenges. 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