Preparing for the future: mitigating disasters and building resilience in the cultural heritage sector

In the last 10 years there have been significant developments in research, national legislation, standards and guidance, and international frameworks, relating to resilience and disaster risk reduction, which have impacted on the care of cultural heritage. This article outlines the key developments, including the recently agreed UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, and looks to the future, to further integration of the conservation profession into wider emergency planning networks to ensure greater resilience, responding to the call for closer collaboration and better integration of communities in disaster risk reduction.