Decision 28 COM 15B.1
W National Park of Niger (Niger)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes with appreciation the assurance provided by the State Party of Niger not to
go ahead with plans to construct a dam on the Mékrou River within "W"
National Park, or to start exploitation of a phosphate mine within the property,
without undertaking an independent evaluation on the environmental and social
impacts of such projects;
2 Reiterates its earlier decision, and encourages the State Party to continue
cooperating with IUCN, the World Heritage Centre, the “Union Economique et
Monétaire Ouest Africaine” (UEMOA), Ramsar, and the regional programme
“Ecosytème protégés en Afrique Sahélienne” (ECOPAS) in order to conserve
this property, and, if necessary, to seek assistance from the World Heritage Fund
for the coordination of meetings and studies;
3. Requests the State Party to provide a report on the outcomes of any
environmental impact assessment carried out or decisions made on the dam and
mining projects by 1 February 2005 for examination by the 29th session of the
World Heritage Committee in 2005.
Decision Code
28 COM 15B.1
Themes
Focal Point
AFR
States Parties 1
Properties 1
Year
2004
State of conservation reports
2004 W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
Documents
WHC-04/28.COM/26
Decisions of the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee
Context of Decision
WHC-04/28.COM/15BWHC-04/28.COM/15B Add