Decision : 28 COM 15B.44
M'Zab Valley (Algeria)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Requests the State Party to proceed with the listing of the M'Zab Valley as a
safeguarded sector and to elaborate a Plan for the Safeguarding and
Presentation of this sector;
2. Strongly urges the State Party to restore the hydraulic network to preserve the
historic value of the water management system with a view to sustainable
development.
3. Calls upon the State Party to undertake appropriate measures, notably with
regard to the designation of non-constructible areas, for the protection of the
urban and landscape qualities of the property.
4. Requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Committee, by 1
February 2006, a report on the implementation of the above-mentioned
activities, for examination by the Committee at its 30th session in 2006.
Decisions Report
Themes: Conservation
Focal Point: ARB
States Parties: Algeria
Properties: M'Zab Valley
Year: 2004
Decision Code: 28 COM 15B.44
