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Decision 42 COM 7B.9
The Persian Qanat (Iran, Islamic Republic of) (C 1506)

The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
  2. Recalling Decisions 40 COM 8B.21 and 41 COM 8B.49 adopted at its 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions respectively,
  3. Urges the State Party to include, as a matter of priority, sections on strategic risk management and sustainable tourism management in the integrated management system, with clear objectives related to the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property, notably its authenticity and integrity, and relevant monitoring indicators;
  4. Reiterates its recommendations to the State Party to:
    1. Continue enriching the documentation centres with collected data related to each qanat in the relevant regional offices of the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts & Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), and ensure the availability of this data to members of the local communities and internationally,
    2. Extend the monitoring system to identify the responsible authority for each key indicator,
    3. Complete the permanent marking of the boundaries of property components and buffer zones on the ground;
  5. Requests the State Party to provide an indication of the expected timeframe(s) for the completion of the above-mentioned actions;
  6. Also requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2019, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 44th session in 2020.
Decision Code
42 COM 7B.9
Themes
Conservation
States Parties 1
Properties 1
Year
2018
State of conservation reports
2018 The Persian Qanat
Documents
WHC/18/42.COM/18
Decisions adopted during the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (Manama, 2018)
Context of Decision
WHC-18/42.COM/7B
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