United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationThe Czech Republic, which is represented on the World Heritage List by twelve cultural sites, has drawn up a Tentative List containing many properties it would like to recommend for inscription
Two of the twelve cultural sites, the historic centres of Český Krumlov and Prague, are threatened by flooding, a phenomenon related to climate change. The Czech Republic is working with UNESCO to elaborate a management plan to combat this threat.
In the field of intangible heritage, the national authorities have established a system of Living Human Treasures, one of which, the Slovácko Verbuňk Recruit Dances, was proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005.