The Joint ICOMOS-ICCROM Project "Analysis of Case Studies in Recovery and Reconstruction" sought to harness the knowledge and capacities of both bodies to explore how best to learn from experience. Its objective was to clarify issues of recovery and reconstruction and to provide insights that could improve guidance. The project involved the commissioning of a range of case studies, chosen to represent a comprehensive set of factors, namely geographical, cultural and causational. The project was managed through a joint Working Group comprising members of both organizations and administered through both the ICOMOS Secretariat and the ICCROM-Sharjah Regional Office.