Decision 44 COM 7B.27

Susa (Iran, Islamic Republic of) (C 1455)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/21/44.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decisions 39 COM 8B.13 and 41 COM 7B.93, adopted at its 39th (Bonn, 2015) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions respectively,
3. Commends the progress made by the State Party in responding to its previous decisions and acknowledges the conservation measures implemented in the property and its buffer zone;
4. Reiterates its request to the State Party to continue harmonizing existing territorial and urban planning regulations by integrating the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property into the regulations related to the property, its buffer and landscape zones, and to ensure continued monitoring of operations in these areas;
5. Requests the State Party to complete the Risk Management Plan and its integration into the Susa Development Plan and the Management framework, and to submit this Plan to the World Heritage Centre for review by the Advisory Bodies;
6. Also requests the State Party to define a set of indicators to measure the continued effectiveness of the inter-institutional agreements, and to submit this to the World Heritage Centre for review by the Advisory Bodies prior to its adoption;
7. Further requests the State Party to avail, in the medium term, the necessary financial resources and institutional capacity for a review of the Management Framework of the property;
8. Requests furthermore the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2022 at the latest, the items listed in Paragraphs 5-6 of the present decision for review by the Advisory Bodies.