抄録
Papua New Guinea, as a Pacific Island state, faces ongoing challenges from disasters and hazards, including climate change, natural disasters, rising sea levels, and extreme weather patterns. These events affect communities, infrastructure, businesses, and social services. This case study examines the responsibilities and shortcomings of stakeholder involvement in policy and management frameworks for preventive conservation to protect cultural heritage during disasters and hazardous situations in Papua New Guinea. The study also briefly assesses the potential effects of disasters and hazardous situations on heritage collections in Papua New Guinea. The discussion of cultural heritage collections at the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery focuses only on museum collections. A brief examination of the East New Britain Cultural and Historical Centre (Kokopo Museum) provides additional perspectives on cultural centers in the country. This study identified two main findings: first, the lack of policy and management frameworks for disaster and hazard risk mitigation concerning cultural heritage in Papua New Guinea; second, the significant risks resulting from inadequate collection care and management, including insufficient preventive conservation practices and failure to address risks from disasters and hazardous situations. The absence of appropriate policy and management frameworks for disaster and hazard risk management has led to poor decision-making about the security of heritage collections and the welfare of those responsible for the collections in Papua New Guinea during disasters and hazardous events.
