Montakarn Suvanatap Kittipaisalsilp

Programme Officer for Culture, UNESCO Bangkok, Thailand

Montakarn joined UNESCO in 2011 and is currently a programme officer for Culture at UNESCO Bangkok. With education background in linguistics, museology and cultural project development, she is responsible for implementing national and regional capacity-building projects on intangible heritage safeguarding, sustainable heritage management, professionalization of heritage-related careers and prevention of illicit trafficking of cultural properties. Her interest has been on interdisciplinary and participatory approaches to heritage safeguarding and sustainable tourism, with focus on ensuring ethics in working alongside local communities and indigenous peoples.