17 Delina, L., Fuerzas, I., Dharmiasih, W., Tam, K. K-P., Dulay, M. J., Ludovice, N.P., & Salamanca, A. “Climate Risks and Resilience in Southeast Asia’s Culturally Signi cant Ricescapes.” Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding and Climate Action in Asia and the Paci c. UNESCO, ICHCAP, IRCI, and IRDR (2025) Focus of Study UNESCO World Heritage ricescapes in Ifugao, Philippines and Bali, Indonesia face signi cant climate vulnerabilities from droughts and intense precipitation that reduce yields. Using mixed methods, this study examines how intangible cultural heritage—including community bonds, shared labor systems, and spiritual practices—strengthens resilience among rice farming communities. Findings reveal that social capital through cooperation and mutual support, alongside family networks and customary institutions, provides crucial intangible assets for coping with climate pressures while sustaining traditional practices. The research identi es transpersonal capacities shaped by physical, social, and spiritual environments as central to adaptive responses. Nine policy recommendations emerge: recognize intangible assets, support community-based traditional knowledge projects, facilitate knowledge exchange, empower local institutions, design disaster preparedness plans, improve government support, promote sustainable cultivation, invest in rural infrastructure, and encourage stakeholder collaboration to preserve indigenous rice farming traditions while building climate resilience. Policy Recommendations Policymakers should pursue culturally signi cant climate adaptation strategies for agricultural landscapes which integrate the recognition and strengthening of intangible assets—including community solidarity, traditional rituals, and indigenous knowledge systems—into formal heritage management frameworks, while simultaneously supporting community-based initiatives that sustain traditional knowledge through knowledge exchange platforms and empowered local institutions. In addition, governments should develop comprehensive support systems that balance formal disaster preparedness planning with informal community resilience mechanisms, invest in rural infrastructure that protects both ecological and cultural sustainability, and facilitate multi-stakeholder collaboration that harmonizes local and national efforts in preserving indigenous rice farming traditions while building adaptive capacity to climate pressures. SCHOLARLY SHOWCASE
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